Facebook Declaration
Many members of ikOlam are also on the Facebook including ikOlam itself. Some of them have uploaded quite a lot of pictures and rangOlis too. In order that they hold the rights to those, Facebook wants the members to at least once declare a statement like the one below. Please do so and retain intellectual rights to your property. Regards! - mOhana
To whomsoever it may concern ...
In response to the new Facebook guidelines, I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details, illustrations, comics, paintings, professional photos and videos, etc. (as a result of the Berne Convention). For commercial use of the above my written consent is needed at all times.
By the present comuniqué, I notify Facebook that it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, disseminate, or take any other action against me on the basis of this profile and /or its contents. The aforementioned prohibited actions also apply to employees, students, agents and /or any staff under Facebook's direction or control. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of my privacy is punished by law (U.C.C. 1 1-308-308 1-103 and the Rome Statute).
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(Facebook is now an open capital entity. All members are recommended to publish a notice like this, or if you prefer, you may copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once, you will be tacitly allowing the use of elements such as your photos as well as the information contained in your profile status.)
Suguna Murugesan
Mon, 2012-11-26 03:45
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thank you sir
jkmrao
Mon, 2012-11-26 12:45
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According to ABC News ( http://gma.yahoo.com/stop-dont-post-copyright-facebook-message-162103903--abc-news-tech.html ), this looks like a hoax. The gist of that message is -
Brad Shear, a Washington-area attorney and blogger who is an expert on social media, said the message was "misleading and not true." He said that when you agree to Facebook's terms of use you provide Facebook a "non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any content you post. You do not need to make any declarations about copyright issues since the law already protects you. The privacy declaration [in this message] is worthless and does not mean anything."
Snopes.com, a site dedicated to clearing up fallacies on the Internet, reminds Facebook users of that same thing. "Facebook users cannot retroactively negate any of the privacy or copyright terms they agreed to when they signed up for their Facebook accounts nor can they unilaterally alter or contradict terms instituted by Facebook simply by posting a contrary legal notice on their Facebook walls."
This isn't the first time a message like this has popped up on Facebook. A similar message made the rounds in June and a few years ago as well.
Bottom line? Don't bother copying, pasting, and posting. It was a hoax before and is still a hoax now.
Sorry for jumping the gun! Regards! -mOhana
Shibrudha
Tue, 2012-11-27 08:42
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Thank u for creating awareness , I did n't know this.