Post by Caiti on Jul 17, 2015 10:48:01 GMT -6
So, the discussion of copyright is a little bit off-topic, but...
This is what the Terms of Service state:
(Emphasis added by me)
MistyofGreenshire was right: A license is permission to use material, but not ownership of it. You grant ProBoards license, but not ownership.
As I understand it (I'm not a lawyer, so this does not stand in for legal advice, etc., etc.), they are basically saying, "Because you own your work by law, we would not be allowed to show it on the website at all if you did not license it to us." License is different than copyright— It's permission to use it in a certain way, with certain privileges and restrictions, depending on the license. When you post something on this, you are giving ProBoards permission to use your content, but you are not giving them ownership of it in any manner— Meaning, they can do whatever they want with your work, because you gave them permission, but they cannot stop you from doing whatever you want with your work because you still own it. Posting something on here does not legally stop you from publishing it later: You still own it.
(However, because this board is public and anyone can read it, it might be a good idea to exercise caution in what you post.)
This is what the Terms of Service state:
"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. To clarify, You maintain full ownership of all your User Content posted to ProBoards. Because You own Your User Content, under the law, ProBoards requires a license from You before it can allow the User Content to be posted on the Website. For these reasons, the following provision is a necessary part of this Agreement:
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.
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.
(Emphasis added by me)
MistyofGreenshire was right: A license is permission to use material, but not ownership of it. You grant ProBoards license, but not ownership.
As I understand it (I'm not a lawyer, so this does not stand in for legal advice, etc., etc.), they are basically saying, "Because you own your work by law, we would not be allowed to show it on the website at all if you did not license it to us." License is different than copyright— It's permission to use it in a certain way, with certain privileges and restrictions, depending on the license. When you post something on this, you are giving ProBoards permission to use your content, but you are not giving them ownership of it in any manner— Meaning, they can do whatever they want with your work, because you gave them permission, but they cannot stop you from doing whatever you want with your work because you still own it. Posting something on here does not legally stop you from publishing it later: You still own it.
(However, because this board is public and anyone can read it, it might be a good idea to exercise caution in what you post.)