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Is anyone concerned about copyright issues? I'd have to go back and consult the Twitter TOS... edit: "You agree that this license includes the right for Twitt

by joshwa 17y ago

Is anyone concerned about copyright issues? I'd have to go back and consult the Twitter TOS... edit: "You agree that this license includes the right for Twitter to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals who partner with Twitter for the syndication, broadcast, distribution or publication of such Content on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such Content use. Such additional uses by Twitter, or other companies, organizations or individuals who partner with Twitter, may be made with no compensation paid to you with respect to the Content that you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Services. We may modify or adapt your Content in order to transmit, display or distribute it over computer networks and in various media and/or make changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to any requirements or limitations of any networks, devices, services or media."

whyenot 17y ago
What copyright issues? The US Copyright Office is part of the Library of Congress. One of the LOC's responsibilities is to maintain a collection of all copyrighted works. The Library serves as a legal repository for copyright protection and copyright registration, and as the base for the United States Copyright Office. Regardless of whether they register their copyright, all publishers are required to submit two complete copies of their published works to the Library if requested—this requirement is known as mandatory deposit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress
- jamesbritt 17y ago
  Even for non-USA citizens?
  - alanh 17y ago
    Turns out a lot of Tehran-based Twitters are really from elsewhere, such as the U.S. (remember that?).
  - whyenot 17y ago
    IANAL, but I don't think your citizenship is an issue. What matters is where a work is published, and in Twitter's case that would appear to be the United States.
- a-priori 17y ago
  I'm no lawyer (especially of international law!), but as far as I know that does not extend to non-American publishers... As a Canadian, what right do they have to archive my tweets?
  - whyenot 17y ago
    Is Twitter a non-American publisher?
    - a-priori 17y ago
      No, but AFAIK tweets are owned by whoever writes them, not Twitter. You only give Twitter the right to store them, republish them, and so on.
      - whyenot 17y ago
        My understanding is that the Berne convention states if you are (for example) Canadian, and your work is published in the United States, then it is covered by United States copyright law.

by joshwa 17y ago

whyenot 17y ago

What copyright issues? The US Copyright Office is part of the Library of Congress. One of the LOC's responsibilities is to maintain a collection of all copyrighted works. The Library serves as a legal repository for copyright protection and copyright registration, and as the base for the United States Copyright Office. Regardless of whether they register their copyright, all publishers are required to submit two complete copies of their published works to the Library if requested—this requirement is known as mandatory deposit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress

jamesbritt 17y ago
Even for non-USA citizens?
- alanh 17y ago
  Turns out a lot of Tehran-based Twitters are really from elsewhere, such as the U.S. (remember that?).
- whyenot 17y ago
  IANAL, but I don't think your citizenship is an issue. What matters is where a work is published, and in Twitter's case that would appear to be the United States.
a-priori 17y ago
I'm no lawyer (especially of international law!), but as far as I know that does not extend to non-American publishers... As a Canadian, what right do they have to archive my tweets?
- whyenot 17y ago
  Is Twitter a non-American publisher?
  - a-priori 17y ago
    No, but AFAIK tweets are owned by whoever writes them, not Twitter. You only give Twitter the right to store them, republish them, and so on.
    - whyenot 17y ago
      My understanding is that the Berne convention states if you are (for example) Canadian, and your work is published in the United States, then it is covered by United States copyright law.