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NASTY Google Chrome EULA

Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 10:28 am
by Gerald Creasy
Have you seen this?

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. 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.


So if you use Google Chrome to upload a photo to your online photo gallery...SNATCH!

Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 10:30 am
by EagerBeaver
I read that yesterday and promptly uninstalled the software from my system.

No thank you Google.

Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 10:45 am
by Paully_44
11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.

11.3 You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit Google to take these actions.



They will own your emails, blogs etc if done thru their browser. Whether or not that will hold up in court, I am not taking that chance.

Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 11:24 am
by forestwalker
Hopefully the worst beta bug is this one in the EULA. They're in the process of fixing it.

Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 2:18 pm
by MacUser
Freaking Zowie!