Facebook faces furor over content rights. (CNET) -- On an otherwise placid holiday weekend, one blog's commentary on a change to Facebook's terms of service created a firestorm of banter on the Web: does the social network claim ownership to any user content on the site, even if the user deletes it?
Facebook is addressing users' concerns about its ownership of images and other content. Facebook reorganized its terms of service last Wednesday. Facebook to Users: We Are Sorry, Please Don’t Delete Your Accoun. Amanda L. French, Ph.D. » Blog Archive » Facebook terms of servi. February 16, 2009 – 2:28 pm UPDATE 5/8/09: Facebook revised its Terms of Service, aka the “Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.”
Here’s their blog post about it, and here’s the current policy. Facebook's New Terms Of Service: "We Can Do Anything W.