[Odrl-version2] ODRL Initiative on LinkedIn

[Renato Iannella]

On 23 Feb 2009, at 16:00, Steven Rowat wrote:

> While investigating the link you sent, I was surprised by this  
> announcement in the LinkedIn legal page about how anything we  
> 'submit' can be used by them for anything they like. The all-but- 
> infinite scope of their claim might even be worth considering vis a  
> vis ODRL merely as background reading for what we are all trying to  
> do. :-)  . Does this claim for 'submissions' apply to email or other  
> communications within the group being formed? If so, it makes me  
> hesitant to join. Here is their wording (URL first):
>
> http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=pop_user_agreement&goback=.reg_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_false


Scary isn't it!

Basically - don't do anything on a social network that you don't want  
to to be "public domain".
(or do anything on a social network that you want to to be "public  
domain").


Cheers

Renato Iannella
ODRL Initiative
http://odrl.net