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> I've downloaded it so why should Facebook be allowed to decide what I can and cannot do with it any more than they can decide what I can do with my emails tha

> I've downloaded it so why should Facebook be allowed to decide what I can and cannot do with it any more than they can decide what I can do with my emails that I also view on my computer? While I agree with your opinion, that data would still be Facebook/the advertisers' intellectual property and your actions could be considered infringing the terms you agreed with. Though NYU may not have agreed to those terms, encouraging others to violate the terms and provide them the data could be considered the intellectual property damages needed to at least start a civil court case

_Understated_ 6y ago
Fair point but I would argue that NYU are only looking at the page and saying "this user viewed ad XYZ" and recording that fact. They're not (I assume) copying the advert and storing it on their servers. I could see Facebook arguing that taking a copy of it is a violation of IP somehow. But simply looking at the page and recording some of the meta data is the same as someone asking me on the phone "what advert did you just view?". Would that be violating IP?
- pletsch 6y ago
  Looks like they store the ads in a public DB https://adobserver.org/ad-database/ https://adobserver.org/ad-database/
- est31 6y ago
  Samsung TVs take screenshots of displayed content and send them to their servers. They use it to track what you watch, whether it's the latest blockbuster DVD release or your private homemade porn video :). It's all sent to them.
  - hedora 6y ago
    That doesn’t count as copyright infringement because it doesn’t benefit the end user. /sarcasm
goatinaboat 6y ago
While I agree with your opinion, that data would still be Facebook/the advertisers' intellectual property I read something, now it is in my brain. Does Facebook still own it? I suspect they believe they do.
- boomboomsubban 6y ago
  I think the ad's creator would own it but they've licensed it to Facebook.

_Understated_ 6y ago

Fair point but I would argue that NYU are only looking at the page and saying "this user viewed ad XYZ" and recording that fact. They're not (I assume) copying the advert and storing it on their servers. I could see Facebook arguing that taking a copy of it is a violation of IP somehow. But simply looking at the page and recording some of the meta data is the same as someone asking me on the phone "what advert did you just view?". Would that be violating IP?

pletsch 6y ago
Looks like they store the ads in a public DB https://adobserver.org/ad-database/ https://adobserver.org/ad-database/
est31 6y ago
Samsung TVs take screenshots of displayed content and send them to their servers. They use it to track what you watch, whether it's the latest blockbuster DVD release or your private homemade porn video :). It's all sent to them.
- hedora 6y ago
  That doesn’t count as copyright infringement because it doesn’t benefit the end user. /sarcasm

goatinaboat 6y ago

While I agree with your opinion, that data would still be Facebook/the advertisers' intellectual property I read something, now it is in my brain. Does Facebook still own it? I suspect they believe they do.

boomboomsubban 6y ago
I think the ad's creator would own it but they've licensed it to Facebook.