Its a hoax [Users worried that] Facebook will own their photos - TopicsExpress



          

Its a hoax [Users worried that] Facebook will own their photos or other media are posting — unaware that it is a HOAX . Heres the truth: Facebook doesnt own your media. First off, the problem this ineffective solution supposedly addresses is a non-existent one: Facebook isnt claiming copyright to the personal information, photographs, and other material that their users are posting to the social network. In response to rumors about copyright issues that began circulating in November 2012 after Facebook announced they were considering revoking users rights to vote on proposed policy changes, the company issued a statement noting that: There is a rumor circulating that Facebook is making a change related to ownership of users information or the content they post to the site. This is false. Anyone who uses Facebook owns and controls the content and information they post, as stated in our terms. They control how that content and information is shared. That is our policy, and it always has been. Click here to learn more: facebook/policies. Before you can use Facebook, you must indicate your acceptance of that social networks legal terms, which includes its privacy policy and its terms and policies. You cannot neither alter your acceptance of that agreement nor restrict the rights of entities who are not parties to that agreement simply by posting a notice to your Facebook account, citing the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), or referencing theBerne Convention. (One of the common legal talismans referenced above is UCCSection 1-308, which has long been popular amongconspiracy buffs who incorrectly maintain that citing it above your signature on an instrument will confer upon you the ability to invoke extraordinary legal rights.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 02:55:50 +0000

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