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Time To Test My ToS Outrage Theory, This Time WIth Facebook

By Marty Schwimmer on February 16, 2009

I’ve written previously on the stages of “ToS Outrage” syndrome. Now we’ll see how my theory plays out with Facebook, which is reportedly making overbroad claims to user-generated conteny. Even if my theory holds, that’s not to say they’re not thieving bastids. Taking a quick look at the ToS, I note that FB is granted a license, not an assignment. However as far as I can tell, FB would seem to be able to make derivative works and sell them. Hmmm.

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  • Blog:
    The Trademark Blog
  • Organization:
    Martin Schwimmer
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