Re granting Groups Io's license to use our content
On May 28, 2017, at 3:28 AM, Shal Farley wrote:
Something I noticed a while ago, and which might be worth discussing, is that when we post in Groups.io we are granting Groups.io a perpetual and irrevocable license to use our content. This differs in a significant way from the Yahoo TOS, wherein we grant them a license to use our content, but only for so long as they or we do not remove it from the service.
I think this next, from the section entitled under "User Content trasmitted through the Service," is the passage you are referring to. WOW!??It seems unnecessariy sweeping--possibly from a boiler plate draft ? ? I'd very much like to hear a thorough explanation and discussion?- lawyers' arguments in plain English -?of everything I have underlined .
"By uploading any?User Content you hereby grant and will grant Groups.io and its?affiliated?companies?a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty free, fully paid?up,?transferable, sub licensable?or,?perpetual, irrevocable license to?copy, display, upload, perform, distribute, store, modify and?otherwise?use your User Content?in connection with the operation of the Service.
