Google + Rights Grab - This is getting Ridiculous

[Josh-H]

From Googles Terms of Service for their new Google + Service

""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 license 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 license 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." From Google Term of Services."

This is getting out of control.

http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS?hl=en&loc=AU

[BFoto]

Yep, just like twitter and FB...http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=54107.0

[feppe]

From Googles Terms of Service for their new Google + Service

This is getting out of control.

http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS?hl=en&loc=AU

What exactly do you mean by "out of control"? One complaint about that TOS is already discussed here.

[Josh-H]

What exactly do you mean by "out of control"? One complaint about that TOS is already discussed here.

Yes I missed that. didn't mean to double post.

[Bryan Conner]

It is not ridiculous.  The next time Google, Facebook or Twitter send you the bill for using their servers to host your image posting, don't pay it.....oooops....they do not charge a fee.....

[PhillyPhotographer]

It is not ridiculous.  The next time Google, Facebook or Twitter send you the bill for using their servers to host your image posting, don't pay it.....oooops....they do not charge a fee.....

I agree.

The overall response to this is giving me a good chuckle. These services have given artists a free forum in which countless people can view your work. I'll sit right here and wait for anyone's photo to be abused by any of these services..... still waiting. Maybe I'll get them started. Hey Google you are free to use any of my photographs on your homepage or advertisement so millions will see it.