Facebook Tries To Pull Google Chrome Intellectual Property Grab And Backtracks

No sooner was I invited to join 2 Facebook groups dedicated to the new Facebook "Nazi" like property grab ( just as Google did awhile back with their new Chrome browser sneaking new TOS' regs) when this article came out as apparently they got the message pretty quick that we're the people that make this "shiite" go 'round, as I'm not owned by anyone and they sure won't own my intellectual property as plenty others agreed.

This was the new little law they tried to sneak past everyone with no announcement or fanfare and the segment to which I'm referring is this one;

"You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute (through multiple tiers), any User Content you (i) Post on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof subject only to your privacy settings or (ii) enable a user to Post, including by offering a Share Link on your website and (b) to use your name, likeness and image for any purpose, including commercial or advertising, each of (a) and (b) on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof."

Well, "Homey don't play that sh**" and this is the news this morning..

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Facebook Backs Away From Policy Change

- WSJ.com: "Yielding to pressure from its users and privacy advocates, Facebook Inc. Tuesday night backed away from controversial changes to its terms of use that some had decried as giving the social network too much leeway with users' personal information.

Just a day after standing by the revisions, the company said it would scrap the new policy and return to its previous terms of service in a notice to its 175 million users on its Web site.

'Over the past couple of days, we have received a lot of questions and comments about these updated terms and what they mean for people and their information,' read the statement, which Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg expanded upon in a blog post. 'Because of the feedback we received, we have decided to return to our previous Terms of Use while we resolve the issues that people have raised.'

He added that the company would work on a 'substantial revision' of the terms and give Facebook users a role in crafting it by voicing their opinions through a group on its Web site, 'Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.'"The retreat comes after users and privacy professionals raised concerns about changes the company made to its terms of service a few weeks ago but that drew fresh attention from some blogs over the weekend. In particular, Facebook's new policy said that its right to use and modify a users' content did not automatically expire if the user removed the information from the site. continued

Another piece here this morning from the Internet news indicates that this policy is headed down the wrong road, like everything the liberals are doing across the country in this red wave since January 20th.

Experts: Facebook Must Rethink TOS Stance: 

InternetNews Realtime IT News - "Facebook's CEO wasted no time responding to complaints that erupted over the weekend to changes in the social networking site's Terms of Service (TOS) agreement it requires for membership.

Mark Zuckerberg posted a blog Monday that defended his company against charges that Facebook now lays claim to its users' information even after they leave the service. 'In reality, we wouldn't share your information in a way you wouldn't want,' he said.

But analysts and observers of the social network scene said Facebook needs to do more to address users' concerns.

'I don't think Facebook's response was good enough,' said IDC analyst Caroline Dangson. 'Users want active control of their information and they don't have that now." continued

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