On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 00:47 , Neil Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent:
>American blogger Amy Gahran, owner of the blog Contentious, has >discovered >clauses in the newly revised AOL contract for its "free" instant >messenger service >(AIM) that claims "compilation and derivative rights" to all content >and ideas >discussed or entered on the service. AOL's right is "irrevocable and >in perpetuity". >You now also waive the right to privacy in using the service. > >As Ms. Gahran intreprets this > >"...if, say, you use AIM to discuss a new idea for a business, book, >deal, etc., AOL is >claiming the right to use, publish, or sell your ideas or plans >without notifying or >compensating you." > >AOL is owned by Time-Warner. > >more > http://snipurl.com/df6e >http://blog.contentious.com/archives/2005/03/13/why-you-should-stop-using-aol-instant-messenger-aim-right-now Could Gaim encrypt messages before sending, and decrypt them upon reception? >Key fingerprint = 67F0 E493 FCC0 0A8C 769B 8209 32D7 1DB1 8460 C47D >Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who >are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it - Mark Twain ---- Msg sent via CWNet - http://www.cwnet.com/ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
