**Waves hand** Can I get someone to read the TOS

[pixy0stix]

Terms of Service?

Am I reading correctly that they hold the right to whatever is uploaded/shown on their site?

[arborgold]

May 10, 2012 21:55:05 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Terms of Service?

Am I reading correctly that they hold the right to whatever is uploaded/shown on their site?

Whoa:

"User Content" is any content, materials or information, not including Personal Information (as defined in ProBoards' Privacy Policy), that You upload or post to, or transmit, display, perform or distribute by means of, the Website, whether in connection with Your use of Services or otherwise. YOU HEREBY GRANT THE PROBOARDS PARTIES A PERPETUAL, FULLY PAID-UP, WORLDWIDE, SUBLICENSABLE, IRREVOCABLE, ASSIGNABLE LICENSE TO COPY, DISTRIBUTE, TRANSMIT, PUBLICLY DISPLAY OR PERFORM, EDIT, TRANSLATE, REFORMAT AND OTHERWISE USE USER CONTENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE, SERVICES OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR OR RELATED BUSINESS, IN ANY MEDIUM NOW EXISTING OR LATER DEVISED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IN ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT THE PROBOARDS PARTIES MAY PUBLISH OR OTHERWISE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR EXERCISE OF THE LICENSE GRANTED UNDER THIS SECTION. YOU AGREE TO WAIVE, AND HEREBY WAIVE, ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE EXERCISE BY THE PROBOARDS PARTIES OF THE RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER THIS SECTION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY CLAIMS RELATING TO YOUR RIGHTS OF PERSONAL PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY. YOU WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR ANY EXERCISE OF THE LICENSE GRANTED UNDER THIS SECTION.

No bueno.

[y4m]

It's basically the same as the nest's in my quick read. The difference being proboards doesn't have a history of taking advantage of it.

[dev22]

May 10, 2012 22:00:54 GMT -5 y4m said:

It's basically the same as the nest's in my quick read. The difference being proboards doesn't have a history of taking advantage of it.

That is kind of what I am getting from it. I still don't like it, but whatever.

[laurenpetro]

Well, you knew there had to be a catch somewhere. Elizabeth Hurley doesn't grant your wishes for free.

[y4m]

Nest TOS here: ideas.thenest.com/generic/generic/articles/terms-of-use.aspx?MsdVisit=1

[wrz]

IANAL, but,

That's pretty default in most terms of service. Google/Facebook do a similar thing.

It's not so much about you, as it is about them.

"YOU HEREBY GRANT THE PROBOARDS PARTIES A PERPETUAL, FULLY PAID-UP, WORLDWIDE, SUBLICENSABLE, IRREVOCABLE, ASSIGNABLE LICENSE TO COPY, DISTRIBUTE, TRANSMIT, PUBLICLY DISPLAY OR PERFORM, EDIT, TRANSLATE, REFORMAT AND OTHERWISE USE USER CONTENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE."

I think it's so you can't do this:

1. Post an image to their site.
2. Because it's a public web-forum, that image becomes public to the Internet.
3. You sue them because they published your private picture!

It's not the nicest way of putting it. But I'm pretty sure that's why most of these websites write their TOS that way.

"Perform" could mean they project their website on a screen some where. If they don't have the right to do that, and your content is featured on their projected website. You could sue them. Because they didn't have a right to "perform" your content.

Basically. Lawyers, and litigious individuals have made it a really annoying world to wade through.

[Deleted]

eh, i kindo of view that as a "No sh!t" thing of the internet. If you don't want someone else to have rights to it, keep it to yourself. Its fairly common.

[pixy0stix]

I know it's fairly common. I just wanted to make sure so I'm not uploading content through their servers or having them host it.

[epphd]

I guess that answers the question of whether to put my kid in my sig. Not so much. Probably for the best, I suppose.

[wawa]

totally OT, but epphd - today, for the first time, i realize that your avatar is a painting, and not a picture of your drinking coffee. It's never been big enough for me to tell.

[y4m]

May 11, 2012 8:51:22 GMT -5 wawa said:

totally OT, but epphd - today, for the first time, i realize that your avatar is a painting, and not a picture of your drinking coffee. It's never been big enough for me to tell.

!!!

Jumps in this boat with Wawa

[heyjude]

YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT THE PROBOARDS PARTIES MAY PUBLISH OR OTHERWISE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Now THIS gives me pause.