[LargeFormat] General question

Alex Le Heux largeformat@f32.net
Sat Sep 14 03:25:02 2002


> >Unfortunately I don't find f32.net's terms of use any friendlier:
> >
> >"3.3 You shall retain ownership of all copyright in data and images you
> >submit to the Website. You grant us a world-wide exclusive, royalty-free,
> >non-terminable licence to use, copy, distribute, publish and transmit such
> >data in any manner."
> >
> >(Taken from http://www.f32.net/terms.html)
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Alex
> 
> Hello Alex,
> 
> Well, that clause is there so that, for example, f32 can display 
> members' photos  that they place on the Forum or in the forthcoming 
> galleries and so that (again, for example) that image can be placed 
> on the front page of the web site by the admin as a direct link to 
> the member's gallery.

Hi Clive,

Can you explain to me why you would need an EXCLUSIVE and NON-TERMINABLE
licence to USE the uploaded images in ANY MANNER to operate your site?

For the purpose you describe (operating the website), a non-exclusive and
terminable license to use the image/data for the normal operation of the
website would be enough, don't you think? No need to make it exclusive and
for any use.

(If I'm boring people with this, I'll gladly take it off the list)

Cheers,

Alex

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