Copyrights on blogspot? how does it work?

[Pawkfox]

On many pages such as facebook, myspace and blogspot if you read the user terms they say that anything uploaded will automatically become their property.
(with alot of fancy words)

I'm just wondering if I havent missunderstood this whole thing, if they actually get permission to use what you upload as theirs etc if you upload on say blogspot?

how does the copyright work on pages like that in small simple words?

[otis]

got a link to this?

[Stoat]

A lot of the 'contracts' entered into in computerland would never stand in court. But nobody brings them to court. I've particularly heard lawyers chortle over the "...by opening this envelope, you agree to the terms..." stuff. Apparently, there's no Opening This Envelope caselaw to learn from.

Still, I think I'd be put off uploading original art to a site that claimed copyright for it, even if I didn't think such a thing would stand up.

[Pawkfox]

After reading abit more and after a headache from reading it. I found that when using blogspot you still have ownership and is responsible for what you post.

But when posting on facebook, facebook automatically gain rights to what you posted, so keep stuff like Art away from facebook. I doubt they have rights like say using your photo of your girlfriend for any use at all but keep art away from it. And creds to stoat for his intellectual responses once agian!
*claps hands* I wanna see more art btw!

[Anid Maro]

Like Stoat said, many of these "contracts" have no precedent in court and would likely not stand up at all. However these contracts tell you that, regardless of whether or not they'd stand up in court, the respective company (Facebook, for example) will certainly try to hold you to it. Also any attempt to prevent them from enforcing a legally sketchy contract will require time, effort, and money on your part.

So yeah, I'd steer clear myself if for no other reason than to avoid a headache.