@Al, @blindfold: good point -- I hadn't considered that. Mentally, I was comparing it to ToS like WordPress.com's, which does have termination language.
Al Sutton wrote: > The biggest problem with a "perpetual, irrevocable" license for any > content is that even if the author finds something which could cause > them significant problems (e.g. inadvertently infringing on > copyright/patent which results in a cease and desist letter) the author > has no legal means of getting the content removed from Googles sites or > any site Google has given the OK to redistribution the content. > > Al. > > blindfold wrote: >>> While overly wordy, IMHO, the entire paragraph does a fairly decent job >>> of giving Google the rights it needs to effectively use your contest >>> entry in the manner in which you presumably want it, given that you >>> entered the contest. >>> >> No, unless I overlooked some legalese, the 10^100 TOS does not list >> any means for the owner to withdraw or otherwise control (under >> reasonable conditions of advance notice etc that adequately suit the >> interests of both sides). It is all "perpetual, irrevocable". >> Ownership seems an empty phrase here. I find granting a perpetual >> license a bit long for the purposes of a contest, and making it >> irrevocable does not help either. I suggest they rewrite the TOS to >> spell out the owner's rights as eloquently as they spell out Google's >> rights. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 1.3 Published! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
