| Google Docs Terms of service ownership | sco11cal | 12/06/09 14:06 | I'd like to know if google can take ownership of anything that I put in google docs or google drive. I noticed in the terms of service this statement: Some of our Services allow you to submit content. You retain ownership of any intellectual property |
| Re: Google Docs Terms of service ownership | dziegman | 12/06/09 21:44 | The second statement you have highlighted is used so that Google can, if you exercise your right to, publish your docs online, they have a right to. The first statement is the most important and the overarching statement. This statement is sorta inte |
| Re: Google Docs Terms of service ownership | Felicity_BB | 12/06/11 2:34 | Google asks these rights for the purpose of using the Docs service; they won't claim ownership of things you create or publish your private documents to the world. It's a licence, not an ownership transfer. More on ToS, though, Google policy is to a |
| Re: Google Docs Terms of service ownership | Carlos KZ | 12/07/11 10:48 | Just too reassure myself and clearify (the reason being that I just posted a similar question and didn't see this one) Anything that I would produce in Google docs is mine to own by for example copyright: therefore they have no claim to any file? Sim |
| Re: Google Docs Terms of service ownership | Felicity_BB | 12/07/11 16:26 | That's right - if you use Docs to write your dissertation, Google Docs isn't going to claim it as theirs if you publish it elsewhere. |