> 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. On Oct 14, 1:26 pm, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > blindfold wrote: > >> you grant Google, its subsidiaries, agents and partner companies, a > >> perpetual, > >> irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use, > >> reproduce, > >> adapt, modify, publish, distribute, publicly perform, create a derivative > >> work > >> from, and publicly display your submission and the proposal provided > >> therein > > > Huh, where does that leave ownership? I not understand, I simple > > developer. ;-) > > You'll see that language, or close cousins, on lots of Web sites. In > this case, this isn't a Google thing. > > There needs to be something in sites' terms of use that allow > republishing of content that contributors are attempting to publish. > Otherwise, due to copyright laws, even though you tell Site X to, say, > publish your blog, Site X doesn't have the right to do that. > > You didn't quote the constraints Google is placing upon itself. The > words following your quoted section are: > > "(1) for the purposes of allowing Google, the advisory panel and users > to evaluate your idea for purposes of the call for submissions, (2) in > connection with advertising and promotion via communication to the > public or other groups, including, but not limited to, the right to make > screenshots, animations and video clips available for promotional > purposes and (3) for the purposes of putting your submitted proposal > into effect." > > 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. It is long, but not so much nasty or brutish. > Again, IMHO. > > -- > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
