Facebook comes in for a lot criticism due its privacy policies but after reading the sad tale of a young American lady Cynthia Lee, who recently committed suicide I was left wondering about its policies to the dead and has the company profited from the sale of images Cynthia Lee posted on Facebook .
A few days before her death, Cynthia Lee posted images from a Halloween party on Facebook and these have found their way onto the front page of the Mail Online, which according to its publicity is the second biggest online newspaper in the world after the New York Times . Click Mail Online for the article . One of the images is below :
Two immediate questions about Facebook occur to me . Someone has added a Facebook copyright symbol at the bottom of the image . Facebook says the clients own all the content and information but Facebook has the licence to use any intellectual rights on the site, including images as they see fit . If the client owns the right to the images, why is Facebook saying it is now the owner of the images and what rights do the deceased have ?
The second question is whether Facebook has profited from the sale of the images . Have the Mail Online paid Facebook for the use of the images and if so, how much ? If any Facebook staff happen to come across this article, I would dearly like to know the answer and so I imagine do the family of Cynthia Lee .
NB – I was debating whether to show the image but feel the post is meaningless without it and is appropriate under “Fair Use” . However, if any members of Cynthia Lee’s family wish me to delete it, I will happily oblige .
Ellis
27/01/2012
That’s a terrible image Frank. It’s heartbreaking to know that so many people are now persuaded to indulge in the Darkness Invisible’s sick assault on humanity’s trained ignorance of how consciousness can turn nightmares into reality.
Your questions are valid ones and demand truthful and prompt answers from Arsebook. I would be very interested to hear their response – if you can get one.
I’ve linked this article on the Buzz today.
Your blog is coming on great guns mate. Nice one.
Frank
27/01/2012
Hi Ellis- thanks for the positive comments . As you know, any appreciation is gratefully received .
Putting to one side the FaceArse question, the image reminded me of the Meredith Kercher case where the poor girl was photographed at a Halloween party and then brutally murdered the next day . We can only guess at the energies involved . I may do a post about this case, and the Kercher murder if I get the inspiration but have learnt that looking into the darkness is not a pleasant experience .
I did a bit of soul searching about the image but feel the FaceArse question is valid . ( I think we have the same views about FB )