Re: Good read Yale switching to Google Apps / Gmail

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Thaths <thaths () gmail com>
> Date: February 10, 2010 6:10:31 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Re: [IP] Re: Good read Yale switching to Google Apps / Gmail

> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 1:35 PM, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:
> > From: "Wendy M. Grossman" <wendyg () pelicancrossing net>
> > Date: February 10, 2010 3:59:45 PM EST
> > - the standard Gmail license claims all intellectual property in  
> > everything posted to the service. Many universities are concerned  
> > about this and some ban their research staff from using Gmail as a  
> > result.
>
> This is plain FUD.
>
> http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS?hl=en
>
> <quote>
> 11.    Content licence from you
>
> 11.1    You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in
> Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services.
> By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a
> perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive
> licence to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly
> perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit,
> post or display on or through, the Services. This licence is for the
> sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the
> Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the
> Additional Terms of those Services.
> </quote>
>
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