> > > was there not a case on geocities a few years back of whoever does
>whatever
> > > on their websites hosted there does not belong to them, content, files
>-
> > > nothing. The bastards who own geocities (yahoo?) actually claim to
>own it
> > > all..
> >
> > So if a company claims that they own everything that you post on their
>site
> > does that mean that they are also liable for anything that you post?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there something similar in relation to
research work at Universities? If you patent and idea/invention, etc, it's
the University that owns it, not the discoverer/inventor.
Mike
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