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Response to WTFO - adding an image

from Jonathan Van Matre (jvanmatre@calmco.com)
RE: Geocities

I used to have a page on GeoCities, but when Yahoo took over they put some very objectionable language in the terms of service that basically gave them ownership and full rights to everything you posted, for any purpose whatsoever. They've since amended the ToS to a more friendly version that states specifically that you are only licensing them certain rights to present and promote your site.

Still, with so many other services out there that have never made such a sticky-handed grab for the rights of inidividuals to their own content, I'm sticking with the maxim "once a thief, always a thief" and keeping my pages elsewhere. Decide for yourself, but I'll never have a page on GeoCities again, and it has nothing to do with annoying popup boxes.

(posted 8575 days ago)

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