Pick a social networking site that you either regularly visit or know about, i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Bebo, Livejournal, Tumblr, Google+, etc., and discuss in 200 words how you understand the Terms of Service that all users must agree to to be invited into the site.
Some things to consider:
What are the kinds of content they allow?
What can the service do with your content?
What guarantees of privacy do they offer?
Chosen site: Tumblr.
Tumblr allows text, graphics, logos, tools, photographs, images, illustrations, software or source code, audio and video, animations and also Themes and Tumblr Template Code. With this content, Tumblr claims shared ownership with third parties and protects this content through United States and international copyright laws. These use of the copyright laws are useful as a lot of users upload a fair amount of original content.
Tumblr allows the user to download or copy any content and other items that are displayed on the site, but for personal use only. As the site is protected by copyright laws, the user may not "...copy, modify, publish, transmit, upload, participate in the transfer sale of, reproduce, create derivative works based on, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any of the Content, software, materials, or Services in whole or in part."
In terms of privacy, Tumblr has an age restriction whereby it's users are required to be a minimum of 13 years old or over. Tumblr's Terms of Service also decree that "No one under the age of 13 may provide any personal information to or on Tumblr (including... a name, address, telephone number or email address." This is quite a pragmatic practice as it helps to reduce instances of stalkering, child molestation (in severe cases) and privacy ethics.
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