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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Tue Apr 28, 2020, 03:30 AM Apr 2020

"By retweeting this, you agree to transfer the copyright of your tweet to our company."

Disney is trying to sneak Terms of Service into Twitter that by retweeting Disney you agree to transfer the copyright of your tweeted content to Disney.

This is not how any of this works legally, but they mere fact that they tried this is telling that they are testing how far their corporation can go in making up their own laws.

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"By retweeting this, you agree to transfer the copyright of your tweet to our company." (Original Post) DetlefK Apr 2020 OP

I think they're saying that if you tweet to them, then they can do what they want with your tweet mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #1

Nope, that's not what they said. DetlefK Apr 2020 #2

The other poster is correct obamanut2012 Apr 2020 #3

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. I think they're saying that if you tweet to them, then they can do what they want with your tweet

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2020, 03:37 AM

Apr 2020

Which is pretty much what you should assume when you tweet anyone.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

2. Nope, that's not what they said.

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 28, 2020, 03:47 AM

Apr 2020

They said that they have the right to use YOUR tweet in THEIR media.

If I tweet at you a piece of art, that does not make that art your property.

obamanut2012

(26,181 posts)

3. The other poster is correct

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 28, 2020, 06:45 AM

Apr 2020

You are misunderstanding what they are saying.

Disney Co. is evil in a million different ways, but this isn't one of them. Sorry.

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