Tony, if that would be so, they would ask the right to EXECUTE/INTERPRET or something similar your code, not to " give Google a worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, PUBLISH, publicly perform, publicly DISPLAY and distribute such Content for the sole purpose of enabling Google to provide you with the Service in accordance with its privacy policy."
'the sole purpose of enabling Google to provide you with the Service' could be interpreted like some sort of a deal: "you want our service, you give us access and rights over your code" What about the people who are paying for the service? they are not allowed to keep their software proprietary either? Would that clause be valid if, for example, you have a very successful site/application that could raise the interest of google to buy it and you don't want to sell at their price? This clause is so more "interesting" because, probably 95% of the people who develop applications for GAE think and hope those will need to be very scalable - so, very successful - and between learning all the things related to scalability in their native language they rather Python/Java and program under some restrictions. So, is it possible that we want our applications to be so successful to force google to bring that clause into discussion? On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Tony<[email protected]> wrote: > > I think the key here is: "...for the sole purpose of enabling Google > to provide > you with the Service in accordance with its privacy policy." > > In other words, Google may reproduce/distribute your content > throughout its network as necessary to provide you with the App Engine > Service. If they did not have this right, there would be no way for > your users to access your data, as it is all stored on servers that > you do not own. > > On Aug 5, 3:53 am, webpaage <[email protected]> wrote: >> I am quite positive about using the App Engine to roll out our new >> project except that I wonder someone from Google can explain what the >> following clauses in the T&C actually mean? : >> >> "Google reserves the right (but shall have no obligation) to pre- >> screen, review, flag, filter, modify, refuse or remove any or all >> Content from the Service"... >> >> and >> >> "By submitting, posting or displaying the Content on or through the >> Service you give Google a worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive >> license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly >> perform, publicly display and distribute such Content for the sole >> purpose of enabling Google to provide you with the Service in >> accordance with its privacy policy. Furthermore, by creating an >> Application through use of the Service, you give Google a worldwide, >> royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, >> translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute >> such Application for the sole purpose of enabling Google to provide >> you with the Service in accordance with its privacy policy." >> >> and >> >> "Google is constantly innovating in order to provide the best possible >> experience for its users. You acknowledge and agree that the form and >> nature of the Service which Google provides may change from time to >> time without prior notice to you, subject to the terms in Sections 4.3 >> and 10.2. Changes to the form and nature of the Service will be >> effective with respect to all versions of the Service (including the >> Deprecated Version of the Service); examples of changes to the form >> and nature of the Service include without limitation changes to fee >> and payment policies, security patches, added functionality, and other >> enhancements." >> >> If this means that our Intellectual property rights are totally >> surrendered while using GAE, then I think its not giving developers >> any sense of assurance, much less receiving "the best possible >> experience". >> >> Please kindly advise. >> >> -Samuel Koh > > > -- Neither the footer nor anything else in this E-mail is intended to or constitutes an electronic signature and/or legally binding agreement in the absence of an express statement of me http://blogspot.tudorconstantin.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/tudorconstantin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" 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/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
