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Next in an occasional series on terms of use The headlines over the past two days have been almost giddy: “Since It Can't Sue Us All, Getty Images Embraces Embedded Photos”[1. Joshua Brustein, “Since It Can't Sue Us All, Getty Images Embraces Embedded Photos,” BloombergBusinessweek, posted 6 Mar 2
The Clicks That Bind: Ways Users "Agree" to Online Terms of Service | Electronic Frontier Foundation
November 2009 By Ed Bayley, November 2009 “I Agree.” We have all, at some point while online, clicked on a button bearing these words. Whether it is registering for a new social media account or just
"Imagine the government passed a law requiring all citizens to carry a tracking device. Such a law would immediately be found unconstitutional. Yet we all carry mobile phones."
80-minute documentary.
In its first big policy shift since Facebook bought the photo-sharing site, Instagram claims the right to sell users' photos without payment or notification. Oh, and there's no way to opt out.
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Earlier this year I wrote an article called " Pinterest and Why Crafters Love It!" Since then, Pinterests' shiny image has gotten a little tarnished. Unclear and contradictory Terms of Service, the hijacking of affiliate marketing links, and the fear of intellectual property infringement are now
Sims article. The licenses libraries agree to can be used to bring criminal prosecutions against our users. (TOS violations may be prosecutable "computer fraud.")
I chose that title hoping to write a positive story about how a group of software developers did the right thing when it comes to the terms of use they attach to their products. As with so many int…