Copyright Hoaxes down at Facebook... And the Google/Apple War Rages On...
So Cybergirl logs onto the FB this week (as
per usual) and what does she find? A slew of the following posts…
In response to the new Facebook guidelines I hereby declare that my
copyright is attached to all of my personal details, illustrations, comics,
paintings, professional photos and videos, etc. (as a result of the Berner
Convention).
For commercial use of the above, my written consent is needed at all times!
(Anyone reading this can copy this text and paste it on their Facebook
Wall. This will place them under protection of copyright laws.) By the present
communiqué, I notify Facebook that it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy,
distribute, disseminate, or take any other action against me on the basis of
this profile and/or its contents. The aforementioned prohibited actions also
apply to employees, students, agents and/or any staff under Facebook's
direction or control. The content of this profile is private and confidential
information. The violation of my privacy is punished by law (UCC 1 1-308-308
1-103 and the Rome Statute).
Facebook is now an open capital entity. All members are recommended to
publish a notice like this, or if you prefer, you may copy and paste this
version. If you do not publish a statement at least once, you will be tacitly
allowing the use of elements such as your photos as well as the information
contained in your profile status updates...
Everyone is
manically posting and reposting – but what is this scaremongering all about? Is
it really possible for third parties and FB itself to use all of our personal
information, our images, our data since FB birth - are we seriously at risk? Prayed
on by a dark, three headed monster intent on consuming our digital presence and
reproducing it in the form of publicity fodder for all manner of nefarious
publications? (Cue scary music) – well it turned out there was no need to panic
– the –‘copyright’ doctrine was a well thought out hoax that took the majority
of Fb users hook, line and sinker and offered some sweet, green ‘I told you so’
moment to the ones who managed to work it out ahead of time.
Cybergirl
particularly enjoyed the following post from a fellow FB user:
In response to new blah blah blah I blah my blah blah
blah in occurrence from blah notwithstanding blah blah blah blah blah
tremendous self importance blah. Blah blah blah blah Roswell blah. Blah blah
blah. Blah copyright blah blah blah I AM IMPORTANT AND BEAUTIFUL blah. Blah.
Blah! Blah? Blah blah blah too much blah spare blah time blah blah they will
come for our blah children. Blah.Officially blah only to refer to blah within
the confines of blah and private. Blah blah. Secret blah blah insecurity blah
image. BLAH!
So what is
the moral of the story? Generally, anything that is filled with legal jargon,
related to Facebook and its infringement of human/copy ‘rights’ and allows the
reader merely by posting, a lifetime protection from the aforementioned risk –
is generally too good to be true. Anything, and I mean anything you post on FB
– treat it as officially in the public domain… Because in all but name – it is.
See a friend who recently vied for a job at Google and won – what did he post?
The slightly uncryptic ‘Larry said yes’ – the young man in question also had
something to say about Apple which readers of this blog might enjoy:
‘Bad Apple’ - accompanied by the following
photo…
Cue the following comment from the user’s
friend:
"Yes...good time to be a
Google analyst rather than Apple one huh??"
Hmmm, my sentiments exactly.
And just to finish - here's another image Cybergirl particularly enjoyed...
And just for posterity - here's another...
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