Looks like something that needs to be looked at by a lawyer and if its legal everyone needs to vacate yahoo. -----Original Message----- From: Sandra L. Lewis <sllewis@zoomnet.net> To: OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com <OHADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 8:22 AM Subject: [OHADAMS-L] [Fwd: [OHGEN-L] FYI - Geocities - Warning!] >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >--------------2F9AA459E92149A4FE7302FF >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >This came over the Ohio mailing list. > >Sandy Lewis >--------------2F9AA459E92149A4FE7302FF >Content-Type: message/rfc822 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Disposition: inline > >Return-Path: <OHGEN-L-request@rootsweb.com> >Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) > by ns3.zoomnet.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id FAA00772; > Wed, 30 Jun 1999 05:14:00 -0400 (EDT) >Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id CAA28588; > Wed, 30 Jun 1999 02:11:03 -0700 (PDT) >Resent-Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 02:11:03 -0700 (PDT) >Message-ID: <000d01bec2d7$a14a2260$c6a94b0c@default> >From: "James McCluer" <repa@worldnet.att.net> >Old-To: <OHGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 04:04:07 -0500 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >X-Priority: 3 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 >Subject: [OHGEN-L] FYI - Geocities - Warning! >Resent-Message-ID: <nv6oPB.A.Z-G.m8de3@bl-14.rootsweb.com> >To: OHGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: OHGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: OHGEN-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <OHGEN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1863 >X-Loop: OHGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: OHGEN-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Attention Geocities Users: > >If you have GenWeb data on Geocities (I don't) you need to read the >following on Geocities new Terms of Service. What it means in a >nutshell that Geocities, recently bought out by Yahoo Inc. can do >anything with your data that they feel like doing. > >The following was extracted by me on Geocities Terms of Service >Contract: > >CONTENT SUBMITTED TO YAHOO > >By submitting Content to any Yahoo property, you automatically grant, or >warrant that the owner of such Content has expressly granted, Yahoo the >royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully >sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, >publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform >and display such Content (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to >incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now >known or later developed. You acknowledge that Yahoo does not pre-screen >Content, but that Yahoo and its designees shall have the right (but not >the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse, edit, move or remove >any Content that is publicly available via the Service. Without limiting >the foregoing, Yahoo and its designees shall have the right to remove >any Content that violates the TOS or is otherwise objectionable. You >agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the >use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, >completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you >acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by Yahoo or >submitted to Yahoo, including without limitation information in Yahoo! >Message Boards, Yahoo! Clubs, and in all other parts of the Service. > >Don't take just my word for it, to confirm this report, read the online >news article by Wired Com at URL: > >http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/20472.html > >No, I'm not making this up and its for real ! Like I said before, if >USGW does not take steps to protect its data in "written" legal language >(and not some arbitrary statement on a web page) and it must be agreed >to by the Host or Provider of such GenWeb sites, then the data is not >safe from redistribution or outright claim to ownership. Don't believe >me? The above is an example of what can be done by Web Hosts. > > >Additionally, if you do have a Geocities account, do not, I repeat do >not get a new password. Your old password does not work and in order to >modify or do anything with your web site on Geocities you must agree to >the Terms of Service as stated above. In other words, you have given >all your data to Yahoo Inc. if you get a new password and subsequently >by default agree to their Terms of Service. > >Jim McCluer > > > >==== OHGEN Mailing List ==== > >This list is for the discussion of topics related to the OHGenWeb project >by OHGenWeb Coordinators and Assistant Coordinators. >OHGenWeb Project: http://www.scioto.org/OHGenWeb/index.html >Allen Richmond, sciototrails@usa.net, OHGenWeb State Coordinator >Judy Kelble, jkelble@accnorwalk.com, OHGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator > > > >--------------2F9AA459E92149A4FE7302FF-- > > >==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net >Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >