Interestingly, Google's infamous "perpetual, irrevocable" was originally also part of the Chrome end-user license as was discussed on slashdot at
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/08/09/03/0247205.shtml Apparently, Google reconsidered their Chrome TOS after all the bad publicity, because today the Chrome TOS at http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html does not contain any "perpetual, irrevocable" and reads in section 11.1, 11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. However, the TOS linked on the Android Market page http://www.android.com/market/, http://www.android.com/terms.html today still contains the "perpetual, irrevocable" in section 11.1, 11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive licence to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This licence is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services. I hope we (well, actually Google) can avoid initiating a new slashdot and CNET News discussion about the Android Market TOS once we prepare to submit our Content coming Monday. Google representatives, can you confirm that the Android Market TOS will be more like the Google Chrome TOS? And what about the Maps API TOS? Thanks On Oct 23, 3:53 am, Eric Mill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow. > > As long as this "perpetual, irrevocable" stuff exists with the terms > of the Android Marketplace, I will have to publish my content through > alternative channels. That sucks. > > -- Eric --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
