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]]> By: Walter Rowe http://www.roweimages.com/blog/2008/07/13/why-i-dont-post-photographs-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Walter Rowe Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:44:30 +0000 http://www.roweimages.com/blog/?p=20#comment-37 Thanks for the response. I agree they do not exercise this business practice today. It does not preclude them from doing so in the future. They grab all the rights to our images that they need to do anything they want with them. Let's consider MySpace as a comparison. MySpace is owned by News Corporation (Rupert Murdock). If MySpace had such rights grabbing language in their user agreement, News Corporation would be able to use photographs posted on MySpace in all of their publications around the world without paying a cent and without telling us. Now consider if Microsoft purchased FaceBook. Microsoft would have all the rights to the images we posted on FaceBook. They could use them as a wallpaper or screensaver or on product packaging for the next release of Windows without notifying a sole or paying a dime. Is it fair for multi-billion dollar international companies to make such a rights grab? I am not saying any of these things will happen. I am saying all of these things are legally permitted with their user agreement. Why should we subject ourselves to that? Many people make a living by licensing rights to photographs and other intellectual property. I personally refuse to give such broad rights to anyone for free. Others will make their own choice. Thanks for the response. I agree they do not exercise this business practice today. It does not preclude them from doing so in the future. They grab all the rights to our images that they need to do anything they want with them.

Let’s consider MySpace as a comparison. MySpace is owned by News Corporation (Rupert Murdock). If MySpace had such rights grabbing language in their user agreement, News Corporation would be able to use photographs posted on MySpace in all of their publications around the world without paying a cent and without telling us.

Now consider if Microsoft purchased FaceBook. Microsoft would have all the rights to the images we posted on FaceBook. They could use them as a wallpaper or screensaver or on product packaging for the next release of Windows without notifying a sole or paying a dime.

Is it fair for multi-billion dollar international companies to make such a rights grab? I am not saying any of these things will happen. I am saying all of these things are legally permitted with their user agreement. Why should we subject ourselves to that?

Many people make a living by licensing rights to photographs and other intellectual property. I personally refuse to give such broad rights to anyone for free. Others will make their own choice.

]]> By: littlebigone http://www.roweimages.com/blog/2008/07/13/why-i-dont-post-photographs-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-36 littlebigone Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:19:43 +0000 http://www.roweimages.com/blog/?p=20#comment-36 HEy there. I see your point, but I dont think Facebook is in the business of making greeting cards out of photos the folks post. I also understand that you wouldnt want to be screwed out of revenue from a terrific photo, but I wouldnt thnk pro photographers normally post photos on any site without covering the bases. The example you use is of a family on vacation for friends, not a pro on the job. Maybe I missed something. Good blog, btw. Cheers! HEy there. I see your point, but I dont think Facebook is in the business of making greeting cards out of photos the folks post. I also understand that you wouldnt want to be screwed out of revenue from a terrific photo, but I wouldnt thnk pro photographers normally post photos on any site without covering the bases. The example you use is of a family on vacation for friends, not a pro on the job. Maybe I missed something. Good blog, btw.

Cheers!

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