I do not mean to belabor the point, but Snopes clarifies the facts about Facebook privacy policy. Though this link deals with a specific misunderstanding about the law, it also clarifies what Facebook owns and does not own. http://snopes.com/computer/facebook/… Quoted below are the most directly related statements to the discussion here... > There is a rumor circulating that Facebook is making a change > related to ownership of users' information or the content they post > to the site. This is false. Anyone who uses Facebook owns and > controls the content and information they post, as stated in our > terms. They control how that content and information is shared. That > is our policy, and it always has been. Click here to learn more - > http://www.facebook.com/policies/ . > > Similarly, ABC News reported: > > [Users worried that] Facebook will own their photos or other media > are posting [a frightful message] — unaware that it is a hoax. > Here's the truth: Facebook doesn't own your media. > > "We have noticed some statements that suggest otherwise and we > wanted to take a moment to remind you of the facts -- when you post > things like photos to Facebook, we do not own them," Facebook > spokesman Andrew Noyes said in a statement. "Under our, > https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/ , terms you grant Facebook > permission to use, distribute, and share the things you post, > subject to the terms and applicable privacy settings." > > Brad Shear, a Washington-area attorney and blogger who is an expert > on social media, said the message [that Facebook users are posting > to their walls is] "misleading and not true." He said that when you > agree to Facebook's terms of use you provide Facebook a > "non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use > any content you post. You do not need to make any declarations about > copyright issues since the law already protects you. The privacy > declaration [in this message] is worthless and does not mean anything." > > As /techtalk/ noted of Facebook users' current privacy rights: > > The fact is that Facebook members own the intellectual property (IP) > that is uploaded to the social network, but depending on their > privacy and applications settings, users grant the social network "a > non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide > license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with > Facebook (IP License)." > > Facebook adds, "[t]his IP License ends when you delete your IP > content or your account unless your content has been shared with > others, and they have not deleted it." > > While the social network does not technically own its members > content, it has the right to use anything that is not protected with > Facebook's privacy and applications settings. For instance, photos, > videos and status updates set to public are fair game. No need to fear. Have a good weekend. Mr. Kelly M. Irvin 10850 Hodge Ln Gravette, AR 72736 USA 479-787-9958 USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b