Date: February 18, 2009 - 9 pm
Category: Advice, Free, Intellectual Property, Media
Introduction: A common issue nowadays is who owns the copyright in content posted to web site posts or blogs – content in the form of text, visual images or the like, where a web site allows this sort of participation by users. We often receive queries around (1) who owns the copyright in a blog or post posted to a web site; (2) when will you infringe copyright of someone else when blogging or posting to a web site; and (3) who can be held liable for copyright infringement of postings?
Recent changes to Facebook’s terms had many users unhappy. In terms of the amendment, a user now gives Facebook an unlimited licence for use of user content shared on the web site, beyond removal of the content by the user. Users reacted strongly to this. From these reactions it is evident that web site users are becoming more and more aware of them “owning” the material that they share on the Web. However it is important to remember that there is a difference between giving a licence to use copyrighted work and to assign copyright in a work (transfer ownership) – a topic for another time.
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