tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post8626247152007611385..comments2024-03-28T14:11:02.991-04:00Comments on Still Writing: Websites for Writers…Maybe NotJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-46392046316384206802011-07-07T11:21:37.495-04:002011-07-07T11:21:37.495-04:00Just came back to say I gave you a blog award! It&...Just came back to say I gave you a blog award! It's on my blog today. (Of course, it will be there tomorrow, too, and the next day, etc.)Suhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-44528644277886840472011-07-06T13:27:25.612-04:002011-07-06T13:27:25.612-04:00Even if they do say we own what's ours, this s...Even if they do say we own what's ours, this says they have license to use it as they see fit. They may not go around publishing people's work and it probably would get them in trouble if they did try, but that doesn't make this change necessary or proper. If Google Docs ToS says this too, I wouldn't use them either.JEFritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-6822428620686598002011-07-06T08:11:15.322-04:002011-07-06T08:11:15.322-04:00I've never even heard of Dropbox, but that def...I've never even heard of Dropbox, but that definitely sounds fishy and I won't be using them in the future. They shouldn't have any right to display your work without your permission, period, end of.<br><br>That's why God invented the USB Flash Drive! Works for me. :-)Crystalhttp://littlebundleofcontradictions.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-71713450793415417352011-07-06T00:30:39.618-04:002011-07-06T00:30:39.618-04:00I think you guys should go back and check out the ...I think you guys should go back and check out the clarification dropbox supplied. At first I was a little freaked out, but they did say we own anything that is ours and then showed us another example; the google doc tos. I know sooo many writers who use google doc and guess what it's the exact same thing.ajkulighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14676562458644419903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-40539106747812566882011-07-05T23:33:08.981-04:002011-07-05T23:33:08.981-04:00WOAH. I don't use dropbox, but after reading t...WOAH. I don't use dropbox, but after reading this I definitely will avoid doing so in future! Thanks for the heads up.Trishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-87231399478164485942011-07-05T21:50:34.637-04:002011-07-05T21:50:34.637-04:00Yikes. I definitely should have read that email. ...Yikes. I definitely should have read that email. Thanks for this post!M.J. Fifieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-8148262820683708272011-07-05T21:49:55.420-04:002011-07-05T21:49:55.420-04:00Ooh. Everyone thank Sari for bringing that up. Leg...Ooh. Everyone thank Sari for bringing that up. Legalese is so dense. <br><br>It all makes me think WHY this is necessary for them to run their business. It seemed to work out fine before. <br><br>The point of online storage is to backup your data or share it with others. These Terms of Service are unreasonable.JEFritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-27889574055479873792011-07-05T20:39:08.000-04:002011-07-05T20:39:08.000-04:00This section is also worrying:"...worldwide, ...This section is also worrying:<br><br>"...worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable rights..."<br><br>Basically, although it is a non-exclusive license, they are able to sublicense any of the rights they have access to. In other words, if you agree to this, they can then give others permission to use your work in the same way they themselves have the license to do, and the writer would not receive any reimbursement (royalty free).Sari Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14157780034728554529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-24908106427794502642011-07-05T19:21:21.324-04:002011-07-05T19:21:21.324-04:00I took a few things off after I saw that the other...I took a few things off after I saw that the other day, but left essays and whatnot. I figure anyone reading my essays deserves the coma they've induced themselves into.<br><br>Having said that, I'm irritated. I'm sure there's some lawyer getting paid a lot of money for this. :( From the sound of their own blog, though, they're getting a lot of complaints, so perhaps this will be retracted.Suhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-62060026901155077932011-07-05T18:57:15.039-04:002011-07-05T18:57:15.039-04:00This is all wrong! They shouldn't have the rig...This is all wrong! They shouldn't have the right to use our work at all...and I'm going to contact them.Norma Beishirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-89789042482908364502011-07-05T18:52:52.314-04:002011-07-05T18:52:52.314-04:00It's troublesome; I'm using drop box for c...It's troublesome; I'm using drop box for collaborative work with my partner.William Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-68945563031379149572011-07-05T18:05:17.694-04:002011-07-05T18:05:17.694-04:00Thanks for this post. I noticed Dropbox had chang...Thanks for this post. I noticed Dropbox had changed their policy, but I didn't understand what that meant. From now on, I'm going to back-up my files somewhere else.Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10314745513137417924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-15249513377225033302011-07-05T17:16:53.103-04:002011-07-05T17:16:53.103-04:00Yikes! That doesn't sound too good. I email ...Yikes! That doesn't sound too good. I email myself files that need to be backed up. It's just easier that way.Madeline Bartoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805039990538185267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-65527891331241819872011-07-05T16:27:38.138-04:002011-07-05T16:27:38.138-04:00I would absolutely not be in agreement with that. ...I would absolutely not be in agreement with that. Distribute? Display? Perform? What the--?? You are basically giving them rights that an author should only be giving a publisher. Wonder how many writers even bother reading those terms and conditions?KarenGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.com