Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well you're as sure that it would stand up in court as I am that it won't. Signing "wavers" waving your normal rights has never worked for large corporations in any context. The courts have consistently disapproved on such trampling supposed inside trampling by contract of the peoples rights. especially when it applies to masses of people all supposed to be waving their basic rights just so they can keep talking to their long lost friends. would never fly. And by now I'm sure they know that. All they had to do is think about thinking that. And the uprising of outrage was enough to stop them in their tracks. And it never would fly. Cant fool all of the people all of the time. Or in this case a small sampling of the time. "Here just sign this multi paged voluminous legalese ridden document and you can keep doing what you're doing..." As if that ever worked ever.. On 9/17/13 2:46 AM, "Jay Burleson" <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote: > And you'd loose. > Actually, you probably wouldn't even make it to court. > By participating on Facebook (or any other digital realm that you do not > personally own) you are subject to their terms and conditions. > If aforesaid terms state that they can do what they like with words or > images posted by you, then they have that right to make money off of it, > since you happily consented to it by posting the stuff. > You would be CHOOSING to abide by their rules. If you do not, then do > not post anything. > > Jay > > On 9/16/2013 10:49 PM, Mark Rabiner opined: >> Myself and plenty of people would LOVE it if one of my pix showed up >> somewhere making money for Mr. Z and not me as they'd get a lawsuit so >> fast >> it would make their head spin. > -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/