[Editors] Facebook

[Andrew Whitacre]

Just to back up what Stephanie is saying, Facebook has to have  
language like this simply in order for taken-for-granted Facebook  
functions to work. Without that language, other users wouldn't be able  
to link to your content in most cases.

For example, if Arts at MIT posted its announcement about Gustavo  
Dudalmel on its Facebook page and used a photo, this language allows  
another user to post a status update saying "Awesome! Go Arts at MIT!"  
with that same photo automatically showing up below it.

Andrew Whitacre
Communications Manager
Comparative Media Studies & Center for Future Civic Media
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(617) 324-0490
awhit at mit.edu

On Apr 16, 2010, at 10:37 AM, Stephanie Hatch wrote:

> Hi Paul/et.al.,
>
> As far as I know, they just want to clear that when you post photos/ 
> video, it can legally show up on your facebook page. They even say  
> the content is subject to your privacy and application settings,  
> meaning they won't own it and they won't post it in other areas of  
> facebook or outside facebook.
>
> You can kind-of tell from the last sentence of the agreement that  
> they won't use or own your things other than as dictated by your  
> settings: when you delete your account, their license to use it ends.
> Stephanie
>
>
> On Apr 16, 2010, at 10:19 AM, Paul Rivenberg wrote:
>
>> I'm looking into putting up a Facebook page for our Center.   In
>> reviewing the Facebook terms and agreements, I was not sure about
>> some of the language.  Does the wording (below*) simply mean we are
>> allowing whatever we post to go up on Facebook, or is there somerhing
>> else going on?  There are so many MIT departments on Facebook, that
>> I'm thinking some of you have thought about this already.  Or do I
>> need to seek out the Technology Licensing Office?  Please advise.
>>
>> *For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like
>> photos and videos ("IP content"), you specifically give us the
>> following permission, subject to your privacy and application
>> settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable,
>> royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post
>> on or in connection with Facebook ("IP License"). This IP License
>> ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your
>> content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.
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