tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post910610261847513304..comments2024-03-20T00:37:30.189-04:00Comments on Photo Business News & Forum: Safety In NumbersJohn Harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941161605443479300noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-75779269876375608092009-02-21T13:55:00.000-05:002009-02-21T13:55:00.000-05:00Richard Nixon's White Counselor kept an old Green ...Richard Nixon's White Counselor kept an old Green Beret slogan from the Vietnam War on the wall of his White House office: "When You've Got 'Em By The Balls, Their Hearts And Minds Are Sure To Follow."<BR/><BR/>Too many photographers' testicles are firmly held in other hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-41493154463844064762009-02-19T00:30:00.000-05:002009-02-19T00:30:00.000-05:00It's obvious that you have no idea of what Faceboo...It's obvious that you have no idea of what Facebook is about. You've only showed us your sophomoric ignorance.<BR/><BR/><BR/>You spewed:<BR/><BR/>Anonymous said...<BR/>If Facebook wants to throw it's weight around then maybe ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-62867391302811544332009-02-18T17:43:00.000-05:002009-02-18T17:43:00.000-05:00While the backtracking by Facebook is a good sign ...While the backtracking by Facebook is a good sign their ToU is still awful. The only thing their actions have done is curb a mass exodus and stem an out of control PR problem. We'll see how much feedback they really take in and what action they take. <BR/><BR/>I've been warning photographers about their ToU since February of last year. Facebook has done nothing since but sneak changes in and become increasingly greedy with the rights they grab of their users. This behavior is indicative of a flawed culture where corporate lawyers are not kept in check and develop terms counter to the nature of the community that has been built. We'll see if the business is able to keep the lawyers in check or not and whether this is just a stalling technique that their PR department/firm is managing.<BR/><BR/>I'm not holding my breath and i'm sure as hell not uploading any digital media to Facebook.<BR/><BR/>With that being said I'm glad that the gut reaction of their membership prompted such reaction. I'm not sure individuals thought about safety in numbers as most people's livelihood is not dependent on Facebook. None the less I'm happy to see after the fact that people found the power to push for change as individuals and as a large group.Jim Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195806843469594705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-43793497564538234932009-02-18T16:25:00.000-05:002009-02-18T16:25:00.000-05:00More gas to add to the Facebook fire.......http://...More gas to add to the Facebook fire.......<BR/>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/18/facebook.privacy/index.html<BR/><BR/>Read that and keep putting your personal information up there for your "friends" to have access to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-50827775091634340222009-02-18T16:01:00.000-05:002009-02-18T16:01:00.000-05:00If Facebook wants to throw it's weight around then...If Facebook wants to throw it's weight around then maybe we should counter with a swift fist to Zuckerberg and Co's balls.<BR/><BR/>Dump your Facebook account.<BR/><BR/>It's nothing but a cyberspace garbage dump where needy nerds go to pretend that they have some social standing.<BR/><BR/>Get your own webpage and market yourself the right way instead of depending on your Facebook "friends". In this tough economy those "friends" are more apt to attend a flash mob gathering than help you get work to pay bills anyways.......so dump the account already. Stop wasting your time making "friends" while these wolves think up creative and sneaky ways to steal your material.<BR/><BR/>If Facebook wants to steal content, then let them take the rights of the digital swill high schoolers post on those worthless pages. Let's see what kind of revenue they can get from that digital garbage.<BR/><BR/>And if you really truly want friends, well take a cooking class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-13142751208000949242009-02-18T12:28:00.000-05:002009-02-18T12:28:00.000-05:00It seems that Facebook is going to be requesting i...It seems that Facebook is going to be requesting input from it's new TOS agreement. See the last paragraph of this link http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=54746167130. With that in mind it's an excellent opportunity for all of us photographers to get our associations, ASMP, APA, PPA, to negotiate with Facebook and insure the copyrights for the content posted. Even is you don't use Facebook, it's worthwhile to get our associations to protect the rights of our industry. This could be the starting point for changing the public's attitude on copyright issues. Please take 10 minutes to write, email or call you association, as well as Facebook, and effect some change. You have nothing to loose and a whole lot to protect. If you don't care about your rights, who will?<BR/><BR/>Thank you for taking the time to read my comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com