Re: Good read Yale switching to Google Apps / Gmail

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Ron Guerin <ron () vnetworx net>
> Date: February 10, 2010 7:24:51 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Cc: ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Re: Good read Yale switching to Google Apps / Gmail

> Dave Farber wrote:
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > *From:* Thaths <thaths () gmail com <mailto:thaths () gmail com>>
> > > *Date:* February 10, 2010 6:10:31 PM EST
> > > *To:* dave () farber net <mailto: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
> > > <mailto:dave () farber net>> wrote:
> > > > From: "Wendy M. Grossman" <wendyg () pelicancrossing net
> > > > <mailto: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>
>
> Ok, so Google isn't claiming copyright, they're just getting an
> irrevocable and royalty-free right to all your stuff, via language  
> that
> that can be stretched around anything they want to use it for.  How's
> that really any better?



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