Hi Roger, The clue seems to be the last sentence: " The school can only respond to comments and content, but cannot remove it."
Isn't this the same as myschool rating? For my part, I have run a long time not very effective campaign against the use of public address systems by schools - which blast out across neighbourhoods. I now hear teachers are using microphones in classrooms. If facebook can effect a change in use of amplification in schools and elsewhere, I will signup! Marghanita On 06/08/15 10:39, Roger Clarke wrote: > I'd be interested in anyone's experience, thoughts and references on this. > > > At 10:06 +1000 6/8/15, a friend wrote: >> Wondering what your thoughts on this are - see communications between me and >> Facebook below. >> >> It is in regards to an automatically created "community page", which in this >> case represent my College. It allows facebook account holders to "locate" >> themselves at the College and thus have their posts about the place shared >> on the public page's timeline. It also allows people to "review" and >> comment on the College. >> >> I would liken this to someone setting up a table 24/7 in any public space, >> with a picture of the school logo and name, collecting information about the >> school and publishing reviews and comments about it. The school can only >> respond to comments and content, but cannot remove it. >> > Facebook are asserting a right to do this, short of any "legal" rights being > infringed. >> Are you aware of any discussion around this? > ... >> An example is: > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Friends-School-Hobart/109298215754526?fref=ts>https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Friends-School-Hobart/109298215754526?fref=ts > > Below is a brief interaction between my friend and Facebook. > > Below that are my quick reactions. > > >> -----Original Message---- >>> Subject: Reporting a Violation or Infringement of Your Rights - Other >> >> What right is being violated or infringed?: >> An unofficial page has been created claiming to represent our school >> >> How does the content violate or infringe your rights?: >> This page violates >> privacy (our staff, students and property), putting our duty of care at >> risk (as an educational organisation), our intellectual property (our >> school name) and no doubt other legal rights as a school - we must meet a >> number of requirements under Australian law to protect the rights and >> privacy of our students, their families and our staff. > > _____ > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 1:36 AM, Facebook < > <mailto:ip%[email protected]>[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Thanks for your report. It appears that you are reporting a Community Page >> on Facebook that contains content from Wikipedia. >> >> A Community Page is automatically generated based on what Facebook users >> are interested in. It is not intended to be the official presence of a >> brand, public figure or organization. >> >> If you object to the content on the reported Community Page, you may >> access the source of this information by visiting Wikipedia. In some cases, >> you might be able to edit or provide feedback about this information. >> >> Under these circumstances, it's unclear to us how the reported content, >> used in the manner depicted, would violate or infringe your legal rights. >> >> For more information on Community Pages and intellectual property rights, >> please visit our Help Center: >> >> Community Pages: >> <https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=163647573698534>https://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=163647573698534 >> Intellectual property rights: >> <https://www.facebook.com/help/intellectual_property>https://www.facebook.com/help/intellectual_property >> >> Thanks, >> >> Lydia >> Intellectual Property Operations >> Facebook > > _______________________________ > > My quick reactions: > > I don't think any organisation has substantial rights in relation to its > name. However, there are some constraints on how the name can be used, e.g. > the tort of 'passing off' is meant to protect against an entity being > actively misrepresented, and of course laws relating to fraud are relevant. > > In the Friends School example, the term 'Unofficial Page' is present in the > banner, although not conspicuous. I think they could do better (e.g. 'This > page is about the School, and is not managed by the School'). But that might > be obvious enough to people who land on it, so asking for a more substantial > disclaimer would probably fall on deaf ears. > > (Frankly, I'm positively surprised that Facebook even replied, even if they > do say that 'you have no rights, get over it, go away'). > > A test is: > > What if an ex-school-student established, say, friendsschoolsucks.com? > > Again, I suspect that all the School can do is smile and cop it, post > corrections or clarifications where needed, maybe in really serious cases > pursue a defamation action. > > Another angle: might it be used as part of the education experience? > > Maybe senior students (prefects?) could be told about the site, asked to give > their views, and gently encouraged to bring to the School's attention any > messages that might need addressing (e.g. because they're usefully critical, > or materially misleading, or unjustifiably harmful to an individual student > or teacher). > > BTW, I haven't thought about things like this much since the late 1990s: > http://www.rogerclarke.com/II/Netethiquettecases.html > > -- Marghanita da Cruz Telephone: 0414-869202 http://www.ramin.com.au _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
