02-16-2021, 10:29 PM
Blankity Blank wrote:
Twitter’s TOS can supersede copyright law? My understanding has been that even if signed, illegal aspects of a contract are still unenforceable.
Wouldn’t this get messy for any copyright holder posting content on the platform? Movie trailers, article excerpts, etc.? It seems they’re position is that once posted to Twitter, content essentially becomes public domain, usable by anyone without limitation or compensation.
I believe so. It's not clear what your "creative commons" terms are on Twitter and Facebook etc., like you can specify on photography specific sites. Normally, a media entity will seek permission to use your image from Twitter. I'm sure they'd pay his fee if he asked them, but he sued them, so now it's a war.