Just lawyers and risk management ensuring they get paid.I had already forgotten what I read.
Do you ever think maybe thats deliberate?
I had already forgotten what I read.
Do you ever think maybe thats deliberate?
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Nobody likes a policy princess.
This jumped out to me:
It looks to me like anyone posting anything here (in the photography forum's photo of the day thread, for example) could have their photo sold in any manner of ways without their knowledge or consent.
Well crap.
I didn't bother reading the TOS - just the part snipped out here.
If I currently have photos posted in the Photography sub-forum, those would follow under these new TOS's? Or, just new photos/posts going forward?
If I nuke links to all photos I have posted in that sub-forum, would that revoke immediately their ability to use them, or could they use "internet history" to still use those photos?
Posted this in the pic thread but I thought I'd ask here too. I am unable to decipher the legalese re: whether or not it matters whether you host content via the img function on the forum or just post the link to a picture hosted elsewhere. Any ideas?
Realistically, guys: WTF are they going to do with your photos? It takes these idiots weeks to fix a simple bug. You think they have their minions combing the forums for great photography? And what if they found some?
Page views, banner ads, click-throughs. Sell the site if they can somehow grow revenue with zero investment in infrastructure. Rinse. Repeat.
They're slumlords.
Realistically, guys: WTF are they going to do with your photos? It takes these idiots weeks to fix a simple bug. You think they have their minions combing the forums for great photography? And what if they found some?
Page views, banner ads, click-throughs. Sell the site if they can somehow grow revenue with zero investment in infrastructure. Rinse. Repeat.
They're slumlords.
The Privacy Policy and TOS are chilling. Really makes me not want to log in here.
I'm just here to chit-chat anonymously, not flesh out some company's profile of me that shouldn't exist in the first place. Goes to show you should never reuse the same password, email, or user-name across websites. New site = new identity.
We need strict laws giving people control over how their info is used these days. Everyone should have their own personal TOS or the ability to overrule a site's TOS. I ought to submit my own TOS to Purch and not return unless they agree to my terms.
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That would be my assumption as well. However, I yanked my avatar. It may be made of public-domain images, but I believe the way I combined them is copyrightable, and I don't grant the right to sell it or make derivative works of it - or even to use it in many cases.It would be my assumption that the TOS wouldn't apply as Purch isn't hosting the images.
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Did you catch this part?
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