Internet ownership ??????

[Potterswheel]

What do you guys think about internet ownership of material ????
If you post something i.e. photos, detailing your Tesla, etc. on the internet, on a blog, youtube, etc. do you still own the material? or have you passed ownership of the material into the hands of the 'Meta net'.

 

[JohnM100]

In the majority of cases you still own the copyright but by using the service you are granting the host a licence to host and display it - it’s all buried in the legal T&C of using a site.

If posted as part of a business then the business owns it.

The issue is with enforcement:
Most people expect everything for free
It’s easy to remove watermarks etc so the owner’s is no longer known or obvious - and harder to prove
Infringement only attracts a licensing fee as if it had been licensed - no disincentive.

 

[rum4mo]

There is/was a saying, that if you used something/some service on the internet without needing to pay, then YOU are the product - something like that, ie as implied already, there are no free lunches.

 

[Gew]

Yeah well I'm pro- fair use but I still think I should preserve the creator attribute somehow. So, all in all I'm probably somewhere in between.