FACEBOOK DOESNT OWN YOUR MATERIAL;THEY ONLY ARE ALLOWED TO USE IT. ABC News reported: [Users worried that] Facebook will own their photos or other media are posting [a frightful message] — unaware that it is a hoax. Heres the truth: Facebook doesnt own your media. We have noticed some statements that suggest otherwise and we wanted to take a moment to remind you of the facts — when you post things like photos to Facebook, we do not own them, Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes said in a statement. Under our terms you grant Facebook permission to use, distribute, and share the things you post, subject to the terms and applicable privacy settings. Brad Shear, a Washington-area attorney and blogger who is an expert on social media, said the message [that Facebook users are posting to their walls is] misleading and not true. He said that when you agree to Facebooks terms of use you provide Facebook a non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any content you post. You do not need to make any declarations about copyright issues since the law already protects you. The privacy declaration [in this message] is worthless and does not mean anything. Read more at snopes/computer/facebook/privacy.asp#fugGlsSfZ5WUMKY9.99
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:03:38 +0000