Chrome and Terms of Service
Chrome went ‘live’ here. It is interesting to look at the terms of service that Google is setting. Here is an example:
“…”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.”
It seems that this is not an infringement of copyright. It appears that the original creator of the work retains copyright. However, it does seem to extend Creative Commons license and gives Google perpetual rights.
Undoubtedly, Google has had its legal department carefully scrutinizing the terms of service. It is interesting reading to see how Google is self protective and crafts its terms of service. The terms of service is one section that most users will by-pass in order to access Chrome itself. However, it is interesting to see Google prepare. Google has been thorough and gives hints to what Chrome may have in store vis-a-vis advertising and generating revenue.
Catherine Forsythe
3 Comments
David Gerard
September 2nd, 2008
at 1:51pm
“We are so, so happy with Google Chrome,” mumbled Mozilla CEO John Lilly through gritted teeth. “That most of our income is from Google has no bearing on me making this statement.” – http://notnews.today.com/?p=57
Zenium
September 4th, 2008
at 3:52pm
Interesting!. It does point out that Google business model is collecting, archiving and indexing information so they can sell advertisement.
I wonder how this business model fits in with consultants and companies that are recommending using Google apps instead of something like Microsoft Exchange.
Anytime you put information on some web service that is only controlled by a TOS (Terms of Service – not a contract) you run the chance that TOS will change to the benefit of the web service. And you may not even be notified of the change,since most TOS state change notices are periodically posted on the web site.
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September 8th, 2008
at 10:29am
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