#terms of service

[bfpnola]

UPDATE! REBLOG THIS VERSION!

#reaux speaks #zoom #terms of service #ai #artificial intelligence #privacy #safety #internet #end to end encryption #virtual #remote #black mirror #joan is awful #twitter #instagram #tiktok #meetings #therapy

[prokopetz]

People getting mad about Firefox switching to using hardware acceleration for video playback because they think "hardware acceleration" is a form of DRM is basically the browser equivalent of people freaking out because some random social media platform's terms of service says they own your posts, then when you read what the ToS in question actually says it's literally just "you grant us the right to show your posts to other people".

#computers #technology #internet #browsers #firefox #drm #social media #terms of service #tos

[erika-xero]

Beware, the long post incoming. Pro tips for artists who work on commissions!

DISCLAIMER: I do not have, like, a HUGE online following and can’t be called a popular or viral artist, but I do have some experience and I’ve been working as a freelance artist for more that five years, so I could share a few tips on how to work with clients with my fellow artists. Scroll down for the short summary!

First of all, you always need to have your Terms of Service written down in a document that is accessible for your potential clients. And by terms of service I don’t mean a set of rules like “I don’t draw mecha, anthro and N/S/F/W”. There is much more into it, than you may think when you first start drawing commissions.

You’ll need to understand how copyright law/author’s rights in your country works (for example, US copyright or Russian author’s rights, be sure to check your local resources). There are a bunch of sites where you can actually read some legal documents (. I know it might be boring, but TRUST me, you WILL need this knowledge if you choose this career path.

Russia, for example, is plagued with shops selling anime merchandise. The merchandise is usually printed somewhere in the basement of the shop and the shop owners literally rip off other people’s intellectual property. If the artist ask them to remove their IP from the shop the owners usually try to fool them with lies about how the IP works. They will tell you, that you have to register copyright on every single drawing and if you don’t do it anyone can reproduce and sell your artwork. In reality, copyright law in most countries simply doesn’t work this way. Once you create an original work and fix it, take a photograph, write a song or blog entry, paint an artwork, you already are the author and the owner. Yes, there are certain procedures of copyright registration, which is only a step to enhance the protection, but you become an author the very moment you create a piece of art, and no one have a right to take your creation from you. Knowing your rights is essential.

Some of your commissioners may try to scam you too, but most of them might simply not be aware of how copyright law works. I literally had people asking me questions whether or not the character I am commissioned to draw becomes MY intellectual property. I literally had to convince the person (who was legit scared, since the commissioned piece was going to be a first image of his character ever created) otherwise. If you have an idea of the character written down or fixed in any other form such as a collage, a sketch, or a concept art -- the character is yours. Artist may have rights to the image they create, but not the character itself. Your potential commissioner must acknowledge that their characters, settings and etc. is still theirs, while your artwork is yours, if your contract doesn’t state otherwise. You can sell the property rights on your artwork to your commissioner if you want, but it is unnecessary for non-commercial commissions. And I strongly advice you to distinguish the non-commercial commissions from commercial ones and set the different pricing for them. Even if you sell ownership of your artwork to your commissioner, you can not sell the authorship. You will always remain an author of your artwork, thus you still have all the author’s rights stated in the legal documents.

Another thing that is absolutely necessary to be stated in your terms of service is information whether (and when) it is possible to get a refund from you. You absolutely have to write it down: no. refunds. for finished. artworks.

You have already invested time and effort to finish an artwork. The job is done and the money is yours. I’ve heard stories of commissioners demanding refund a few months later after the commission was finished and approved by the commissioners, because, quote “I do not want it anymore”. Commissioning an artist doesn’t work this way, artwork is not an item purchased on shein or aliexpress that can be sent back to the seller. It is not a mass production. It is a unique piece of art. Example: My friend once drew a non-commercial commission for a client who tried to use it commercially later on. She contacted him and reminded of the Terms of Service he agreed with, offering him to pay a fee for commercializing the piece instead of taking him to the court or starting a drama. He declined and suddenly demanded a full refund for that commission via Paypal services. My friend contacted the supports and showed them the entire correspondence with that client. She also stated that the invoice he paid included a link to the Terms and Service he had to agree with if he pays that invoid. The money were returned to her.

However, partial refund can be possible at the certain stage of work. For example, the sketch is done, but something goes horribly wrong. Either the client appeared to be a toxic person, or an artist does not have a required skill to finish the job. I suggest you keep the money for the sketch, but refund the rest of the sum. It might be 50/50 like I suggested to my clients before (when I still could work with Paypal), but it really depends on your choise. I suggest not doing a full refund though for many reasons: not only you make yourself vulnerable, but you also might normalize a practice harmful to other artists this way.

The main reason why full refund when the sketch/line-art are done must not be an option is that some clients may commission other artists with lower prices to finish the job. This brings us to the next important point: you absolutely need to forbid your clients from altering, coloring or overpainting your creation or commission other artists to do so. This also protects your artwork from being cropped, changed with Instagram filters or even being edited into a N/S/F/W image. Speaking of which. If you create adult content, you absolutely need to state that to request such a commission, your commissioner must at least be 18/21 years old (depending on your country). And as for the SFW commissions you also have to state that if someone underage commissions an artwork from you it is automatically supposed that they have a parental concern.

There is also a popular way to scam artist via some payment systems, called I-did-not-receive-a-package. Most of the payment systems automatically suppose that you sell goods which have to be physically delivered via postal services. This is why it is important to state (both in the Terms of Service and the payment invoice itself) that what commissioner is about to receive is a digital good.

And the last, but not the least: don’t forget about alterations and changes the commissioner might want to make on the way. Some people do not understand how difficult it may be to make a major change in the artwork when it is almost finished. Always let your commissioners know that all the major changes are only acceptable at early stages: sketch, line-art, basic coloring. Later on, it is only possible to make the minor ones. I prefer to give my commissioner’s this info in private emails along with the WIPs I send, but you can totally state it in your Terms of Service. I do not limit the changes to five or three per commission, but I really do appreciate it when I get all the necessary feedback in time.

To sum this post up, the info essential for your Terms of Service doc is:

- The information on whether or not your commissions are commercial or non-commercial. If they are non-commercial, is there a way to commercialize them? At what cost?

- The information on author’s and commissioner’s rights;

- The information on whether (and when) refunds are possible;

- The prohibition of coloring, cropping, overpainting and other alterations;

- The information on whether or not you provide the commissioner with some physical goods or with digital goods only;

- Don’t forget about your commissioner’s age! If you work with client who is a minor, a parental consern is required. And no n/s/f/w for underage people!

- You may also want to include that you can refuse to work on the commission without explanation in case you encounter a toxic client or feel like it might be some sort of scam.

- I also strongly suggest you work with prepay, either full or 50% of total sum, it usually scares off the scammers. I take my prepay after me and my client agree on a rough doodle of an overall composition.

- I also include the black list of the themes: everyting offensive imaginable (sexism, homophobia, transfobia, racism, for N/S/F/W artists it also might be some certain fetishes and etc). Keep your reputation clean!

- Ban N/F/T and blacklist the commissioners who turn your artworks into them anywayss, don’t be shy <3

These are the things that are absolutely necessary but are so rarely seen in artists’ Terms of Service that it makes me sad. Some of these tips really helped me to avoid scams and misunderstandings. I really hope it helps you all!

#artist's terms of service #terms of service #tips for artists #useful info #useful for artists #art #artist #artworks #artists for hire

[alwaysbewoke]

A federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X that had targeted a watchdog group for its critical reports about hate speech on the social media platform. In a blistering 52-page order, the judge blasted X’s case as plainly punitive rather than about protecting the platform’s security and legal rights. “Sometimes it is unclear what is driving a litigation,” wrote District Judge Charles Breyer, of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, in the order’s opening lines. “Other times, a complaint is so unabashedly and vociferously about one thing that there can be no mistaking that purpose.” “This case represents the latter circumstance,” Breyer continued. “This case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech.” X’s lawsuit had accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) of violating the company’s terms of service when it studied, and then wrote about, hate speech on the platform following Musk’s takeover of Twitter in October 2022. X has blamed CCDH’s reports, which showcase the prevalence of hate speech on the platform, for amplifying brand safety concerns and driving advertisers away from the site. In the suit, X claimed that it had suffered tens of millions of dollars in damages from CCDH’s publications. CCDH is an international non-profit with offices in the UK and US. Because of its potential to destroy the watchdog group, the case has been widely viewed as a bellwether for research and accountability on X as Musk has welcomed back prominent white supremacists and others to the platform who had previously been suspended when the platform was still a publicly-traded company called Twitter.

#elon musk #lawsuit #x (social media platform) #watchdog group #hate speech #social media #district judge charles breyer #us district court #northern district of california #center for countering digital hate #ccdh #terms of service #twitter #brand safety concerns #advertisers #damages #non-profit #research #accountability #white supremacists #publicly-traded company #white supremacy #racism #social justice #equality #end hate #anti-racism #racial equality #stop racism #no to hate

[us-costco-official]

jesus fucking christ. the terms of service fandom could not be more toxic. privacy policy and privacy settings are RELATED! even if its not explicitly stated, THEY ARE SIBLINGS. they have the same first name ffs! these new tos fans just want to ship two guys. god fuck the tos fandom.

#unreality #terms of service fandom #terms of service

[ink-ghoul]

generally, what should your terms of services include? i've been wanting to get mine ready but its been kind of intimidating and i have no idea where to start

To be fair I should work on writing my own terms of service because the CC provided these for me and I haven't bothered to change them, but these are a good start.

- The use of [Work] are meant for (but not limited to) commercial and personal use of [Creator] [Channel] - You have my permission to have these [Work] reproduced for personal use or in advertising - You have my permission to give this [Work] to others for their use with your permission. - You have permission to claim this [Work] as your own. - If you have any more questions, or terms need to be rearranged for other purposes you can reach me at [Email/Discord] - The creator [Artist's Name] of this [Work] being purchased, hereby grants you the perpetual right to use, reproduce and distribute the [Work] for personal and profit purposes, and to incorporate the [Work], in whole or in part, into derivative works for distribution. - The creator [Artist's Name] can incorporate and showcase the [Work] in their portfolio.

And the price of your commission should take into consideration all the rights you are granting, specially for the derivative works part, the creator should clarify to you if your work is gonna inspire merch or not, either case, it should be put into paper

#ask #anon #terms of service

[sttermsofservice]

Message: Hi everyone, Happy New Year! Unfortunately we are starting off with an apology for the extended wait. We're postponing the 2nd edition of the zine and we plan to contact creators around March. Thank you for your continued interest in our zine and we hope to see you then.

P.S. We are still looking for help! Please contact us if you are adept at social media (particularly Twitter) to help out our social team.

Thank you!

#star trek #tos #aos #star trek zine #star trek aos #star trek terms of service #terms of service #star trek tos #terms of service zine #mcspirk #mckirk #spones #leonard mccoy #bones mccoy #jim kirk #spock

[ebonyheartnet]

Polygon does a very good job of breaking this down, but TL;DR Discord just snuck in a forced arbitration clause during the last ToS update.

Everyone in the USA has until 30 days after 04/15/24 (or account creation, whichever is later) to:

Email [email protected] stating that you’d like to opt out of the forced arbitration and reserve your right to sue/join a class action.

Make sure you include the date, and save a copy of the email yourself—Discord might “lose” theirs.

Edit: it’s not previewing the video correctly (webbed site), but that’s the Polygon video referenced.

#Discord #terms of service #signal boost #public service announcement

[fortitudesouth]

So I was just going to hate the initial post but it disappeared so here it is. Yes, this applies to buyers too. The time to opt out is drawing to a close.

TLDR- Send an email to: [email protected] with: your name, account email, username, and shop name if applicable. State that you wish to opt out of arbitration. Hit send. Done.

#Etsy #Etsy update #terms of service #Etsy arbitration #arbitration #indie sellers #indie makers #Etsy sellers #etsyseller #etsysmallbusiness

[catbatart]

Gonna be opening commissions this Friday (May 26th,) so please look over my Terms of Service if you're interested! (Also includes pricing info!)

#commissions #terms of service

[prokopetz]

Today's aesthetic: alarmist posts about social media terms of service which wildly misconstrue completely reasonable clauses (e.g., of course you're granting them a license to modify, reproduce and distribute your posts – they wouldn't be allowed to show them to other people if you didn't!) while completely ignoring the clauses that are genuinely alarming (e.g., go look up what "indemnity" means).

#tumblr #blogging #social media #aesthetic #terms of service #tos

[annellspethraven]

It all started here. I woke up and looked at 'my' Discord server for the bloated tic of a fanfic (hey that rhymes, neurospicy two seconds!) I write with my partner SonaBeanSidhe, Aran Thranduil's Dining Hall. There hadn't been enough tea yet so the natural response was 'wth is this?' Well, THIS was going to Hoover my next two days and counting. Just visit the post, dear friends of the writing persuasion and you would see (I'll save you time because I'm nice this way) that there are many screenshots supporting just what the meme says: This Instagram OP knows a writer who found herself in a steaming pile of mess with the Google Docs TOS (which is really also the Google Drive TOS, making it somewhat difficult to locate said TOS. I'll save you more time. Here:

This information comes from https://support.google.com/docs/answer/148505#zippy=%2Csexually-explicit-material So, it was the act of sharing the files, not having created or stored them that triggered what had happened. Okay, still not reassuring. In the meantime, I was concerned enough to post what had happened to r/FanFiction. Within minutes, my post had been frozen by the mods there. I can see their concern. I believe they had only seen the meme-like first screen of the Instagram post, and it does come off like a bad Snopes Fail. They asked me for more proof. The first thing I did was a search for previous instances of Google having frozen Drive accounts previously. They are limited, but they exist. The concern here had to do with the current lack of information as to why the action happened, and whether we who collectively authored and had shared Docs with explicit content were about to have our Drive accounts fall before the scythe of an overzealous AI rollout on the part of Google. Which led to the second part of this. My first response to the mods was as follows:

A little while after I sent this, an update appeared on the Instagram OP's account (easy to find) so I added this:

The salient point of the update was that the author had received restored access to her Drive, but NOT the Doc that had started the entire difficulty. I waited for a response. And waited, and waited. In the meantime, I had no means to add to, respond to, anything to my original post or defend myself against some fairly sharp initial criticisms leveled against me by individuals who clearly hadn't read anything beyond the initial meme. Special. While I understand a sub this large likely has a lot of messages to field, I also felt that given they managed to freeze my post in a matter of minutes, they were really taking their time responding. So I weighed in on Instagram with a message of support. If nothing else is taken away, please take this: Back up your files. It's easy to create an alt Google account; this other account will have its own Drive storage. Share your folders and files with yourself. If you don't already realize, in Docs under the File dropdown menu the third option is Make A Copy. If you have shared the original document 75 times, you won't have shared that copy at all. Consider backing up your works to Indie platforms like Get Hermit, Ellipsus and The Quill. There may be others. Your own external hard drive is also a very good idea. But wait, you ask. What about just using MS Word, or having copies as a PDF file in the Adobe cloud? Not so fast, my friend. Look at Microsoft and Adobe's TOS regarding sexually explicit content...you'll get an unpleasant surprise. I did. In the meantime, a third update came from the OP on Instagram shedding far more light as to what had likely gone wrong. She had shared the Doc with she guessed 18-20 people as beta readers. The belief is now that one of these persons actually turned her in to Google via their abuse form. To quote one of the commenters on that update: "I heard from an agent that Google will only do this to your account if someone reports it. Google isn’t scanning docs for explicit content (except maybe images), but yeah, for this to happen, someone had to report her document to Google." This felt like a relief...and yet is still packaged inside a cautionary tale. How many of us have shared by 'whoever has this link'? I have, or rather, I had. I revoked all such permissions to all large stories and folders in favor of my few trusted long-time friends and beta readers. The works are on AO3. I don't need those Docs links to be free floating all over the place, not after seeing what can happen. I was on vacation in England some years prior when I realized I had lost the ability to send out all outgoing Gmail. It took me several days to figure out what had gone wrong and nearly lost me my ability to receive Covid test results at a time when that was a travel necessity...almost disastrous. Fortunately I had multiple email accounts and could work around the problem. Which brings me to the last of this.

While including the subreddit mod's responses here may seem retaliatory/petulant on my part...I'm at best miffed at their shortsightedness, maybe mildly insulted, mostly shaking my head at the fact that there is something to have been learned here that could have affected any one of us. No one was spreading misinformation. Something had indeed happened. The source of it had been unknown at the time of posting. Had they left my post alone I would have gladly redacted as it unfolded; the reason for placing it on that sub was not to create a giant stir but to let others know of the risk of this happening at all and to encourage backing up that which most writers invest a considerable amount of their emotional well-being; the safety of their written works. Yes, I'm neurodivergent. No, I don't always see the world as others do. No, I still don't think this difference allows the response to be interpreted as much other than a slight and working against the interests of authors (I'm on their side and last I checked, readers need the authors to have the things that are written in order to have the things to read. Just saying). Whatever, what really matters is, if you feel this is worth sharing, share, take away the important bits, and if someone out there just wants to write it up in 3 sentences so it isn't a tl;dr, do that too.

Have a Googly day, to all near and far, in these times in which we live...>.>

#google docs #google drive #terms of service #writing #fanfic #slash fanfiction #smut fanfiction #service provider #beta reader #Instagram

[dreveel]

Terms of Service/Requests

What Do We Make?:

We make grim, ghastly, and dark stimboards. Vampires, evil doctors, taxidermy, horror galore! Along with fantasy and other oddities. We make anywhere one to nine gifs per post. How to Use Gifs:

If you wish to use our gifs, please just Reblog or at least like the post of where the gif is from. Along with Creating the post.

Who Can Interact?:

Anyone over the age of 13 who is not a bigot or engages in activities that harm anyone.

How to Request:

Send me an ask with your request, it can be a character, songs, color, or theme. Spooky or nerdy requests are more likely to be fulfilled.

Requests that include specifics are more likely to be filled. Make sure to specify what you’re looking for and we’ll dig it up!

#stim #stimblr #visual stim #gifset #stimboard #stim gifs #stim gif #goth stim #my gifs #Not stim #tos #terms of service #terms of use #account intro #account update

[us-costco-official]

'privacy squared' this, 'privacy squared' that. stop shipping privacy policy and privacy settings. a great number of the fandom sees them as siblings. AND you should be shipping privacy settings and opt out!!! enemies to lovers fr

#terms of service fandom #unreality #terms of service #privacy squared

[fyeahjessecox]

#jesse cox #jessecox #fyeahjessecox #jesselouiscox #twitch #omfgcata #youtube #fuckyeahjessecox #cox in yo box #cox in your box #coxtease #coxtent #notoriouscox #tos #terms of service #coxrassic park #jessrassic park #doingitwrongandlovingit #thumbs up #okay #ok #handsome

[sttermsofservice]

Happy November!

November is submissions month for the Terms of Service Zine! This week we're focusing on fanart submissions. If you're a fanartist who draws for Trek, we want you. Pitch your idea to us and you may just be included in our physical print!

The rest of the month we'll be focusing on different ships between the triumvirate. Remember, even if your work is focused on one ship, all three of the triumvirate MUST be included to meet our theme!

Next up will be Spirk week, running November 5-10. We will be taking submissions for other ships and ideas all month as well. The deadline to submit your pitch will be December 1st!

We look forward to seeing all your ideas. You can submit your pitches here: https://forms.gle/iNFPcabdzBSgL3mTA

-Mods Talon and Kaity

#star trek #tos #aos #star trek zine #star trek aos #star trek terms of service #terms of service #star trek tos #terms of service zine #mcspirk #mckirk #spones #leonard mccoy #bones mccoy #jim kirk #spock #reminders #mod talon #mod kaity #mod post #fan art