Hi all,

It seems that facebook is making changes to its policies, and lots of people are now posting this message:

In response to the new Facebook guidelines, I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details, status updates, messages, photos, videos and all other personal content that I post or have posted, online, as a result of the Berne Convention, on my personal profile page, or anyone else's page. For commercial use of the above, MY HANDWRITTEN CONSENT IS NEEDED AT ALL TIMES WITH NO EXCEPTIONS.

But I'm not entirely sure why. Is it just a knee jerk reaction to this?  Or is it really essential?

I've read the linked info but can't quite see that it's necessary.

Now sometimes I post family pictures and sometimes I post Bryce stuff, or other things I've created - what do people think about this?

Do I need to post such a copyright message before the 10th Dec too?

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I read somewhere that it's not necessary but I didn't really pay attention to the details.

I never post anything on facebook that I don't want to last forever (like my pic or info.)

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Attached Link: http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/facebook.asp

A bit of misunderstanding. The actual "problem" can be corrected using the instructions at the end of the Snopes article at the link.

This is not my "second childhood". I'm not finished with the first one yet.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

"I'd like to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather....not screaming in terror like the passengers on his bus." - Jack Handy

Privacy settings are located in the drop/down arrow at the top of the Facebook page next to the word "Home".

Hope all this helps.

This is not my "second childhood". I'm not finished with the first one yet.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

"I'd like to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather....not screaming in terror like the passengers on his bus." - Jack Handy

What tjohn said.  Posting a notice on your page doesn't in anyway change Facebook's policy toward you.  It is their website and they have stated their TOS and intentions.  

Keep in mind once you place an image on the web it is available to anyone as a screen grab.  When I post a photo or image to Facebook I reduce it to no larger that 800 X 800 pix.  If anyone jackes it and wants to enlarge it, it will be pixelated. 

Sidebar..  anyone using Google+ or any of its affiliated domains need to read their TOS..  Pretty much if you post it, they can use it anyway they wish.  

I pretty much assume that if I post it, someone somewhere will steal it.   If I don't want it stolen, I don't post it.   

I embed a virus into all my pictures.  I don't mean a computer virus, I mean a real one.  Anyone who right clicks on any of my images will get a nasty bought of pigeon flu.   

They sneeze, peck chewing gum off the street and start bobbing their head as they walk.  Pretty nasty.

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LOL @Phil

This is not my "second childhood". I'm not finished with the first one yet.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

"I'd like to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather....not screaming in terror like the passengers on his bus." - Jack Handy

Have seen some Adobe pics block screen grabbing in the past. Don't have details, thow

They are going to combine YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.  The new site is going to be called YouTwitFace.

Free men do not ask permission to bear arms!!

LOL..Good One UVDan!!

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Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we're here we should dance.