Comments on: on facebook’s blanket license http://www.darcynorman.net/2009/02/17/on-facebooks-blanket-license/ apparently much happier in person Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: James http://www.darcynorman.net/2009/02/17/on-facebooks-blanket-license/#comment-194540 James Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:50:24 +0000 http://www.darcynorman.net/?p=2824#comment-194540 They just backed off today and reverted to their old terms. I also stopped using almost all FB services some time ago. I did not want my photos, notes and other intellectual property being used by them. The passage you bolded is exactly what was problematic for me too. It's like saying, "If you use our platform for pointless fun, we get to own, use, repurpose and build marketing databases from it in whatever way we see fit." Thanks but no thanks. They just backed off today and reverted to their old terms. I also stopped using almost all FB services some time ago. I did not want my photos, notes and other intellectual property being used by them.

The passage you bolded is exactly what was problematic for me too. It’s like saying, “If you use our platform for pointless fun, we get to own, use, repurpose and build marketing databases from it in whatever way we see fit.”

Thanks but no thanks.

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