Although myspace is bad for many reasons this is one reason myspace is better than facebook and also a reason why NO ONE should join facebook.

PLEASE READ:

When you post User Content to the Site, you authorize and direct us to make such copies thereof as we deem necessary in order to facilitate the posting and storage of the User Content on the Site. By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Company an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such User Content for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, on or in connection with the Site or the promotion thereof, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such User Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. You may remove your User Content from the Site at any time. If you choose to remove your User Content, the license granted above will automatically expire, however you acknowledge that the Company may retain archived copies of your User Content. Facebook does not assert any ownership over your User Content; rather, as between us and you, subject to the rights granted to us in these Terms, you retain full ownership of all of your User Content and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights associated with your User Content.

-This is a passage taken from the facebook terms of service. By uploading content your give them permission to use your content and sublicense your material for commercial use with..out your approval, notification or royalties. Even though they make it seem like you retain ownership (which you do) by uploading content you grant them a licence to do stuff with your music (all content). If you want alternative space for your band try these:

My band is located at :

http://www.punkrockers.com/instantasshole

and

http://www.fuzz.com/instantasshole

these sites have fair terms of service . FUZZ actually amended /rewrote their terms based on my observations and sent the new terms of service to me first for approval. They are SF based and mainly run by musicians. I think its the best site but punkrockers.com is also good. And its a little easier to navigate.

If you have joined an alternative site to myspace and are not sure if the terms are bad. Ask me. I have researched many of them and probably already know. If I dont I will research it and let you know asap.

PEACE,

KEEP ROCKIN and dont let the Corporations steal your art to sell stuff.

John the Baker

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