Who reads the “terms of service”?
Billy Bragg, it appears.
According to this story in today’s New York Times, Bragg was displeased at the seeming overbreadth of the MySpace.com “terms of service” about songs a user posted. In May, he removed his songs; now, some are back. MySpace changed the terms of service. From the story:
About a month later, without referencing Mr. Bragg’s concerns, MySpace.com clarified its terms of service, which now explain who retains what rights. A sample line: “The license you grant to MySpace.com is nonexclusive (meaning you are free to license your content to anyone else in addition to MySpace.com).�
As they say, read the whole thing. And, if you want to read MySpace.com’s current Terms of Use Agreement, it’s just a click away.
