Thread: legal stealing?
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Old 07-09-09, 11:30 PM
happypaddler
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You are correct. Have a quick search for my posts - I've said a fair bit on the subject. It is also the reason I've decided to not really join in since the site went live. We were promised a re-write of the T & C's, the result being that Future must obtain the posters permission before using any image.

However in your mind (and mine) this has not been changed. I'll not go into the 5 clear specific things which must be fulfilled for a contract to be binding - but it is clearly set out within the T & C's that by posting a photo onto this site, the legal term of consideration has been met. This means Future has the right to use that photo in any way they wish - i.e. for their profit - and give the poster sweet....all.

I am still hoping that they will honour their promise of changing them - so I still lurk around the site - but its doubtful this will happen.

I'm sure a member of staff will be along to dispute this, suggesting that Future would always ask first - or that the T & C's do say Future must ask first - but my legal education and training clearly differs from their understandings.

Last edited by happypaddler; 07-09-09 at 11:33 PM.
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