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Summary

The website content expresses concern over Medium's terms and conditions, which allow the platform to use and distribute user content without additional payment.

Abstract

The author of the content is addressing the implications of Medium's terms and conditions, highlighting that they grant Medium extensive rights to use and modify content created by users. The author points out that this includes the right to use content for any purpose, in any format, without compensating the original creator. This is seen as a significant change to the rights users have over their own work. The author questions whether this means Medium can repurpose their content for other platforms, such as "Medium streaming or Medium news," without further payment. The author also requests a refund on their subscription, arguing that the terms and conditions have been altered post-subscription.

Opinions

  • The author believes that allowing Medium to use their content without additional payment is a radical alteration of their rights.
  • There is a clear concern about Medium's ability to modify and distribute content in any way they see fit, including for new platforms or formats that may be developed in the future.
  • The author feels that despite owning their work, they would not have control over how Medium uses it under the current terms and conditions.
  • The author is dissatisfied with the change in terms and conditions and requests a refund, indicating a breach of the original agreement at the time of subscription.

But you have the right to alter and distribute it. And will pay us nothing at all when you use it in any way you see fit. Right? Let’s be clear, it is a radical alteration of your rights to your own work to allow Medium do whatever they want with your content without paying you another single cent. As I said in my email this morning:

1. So what you are saying then is that if you later develop a Medium platform of some kind, say Medium streaming or Medium news, you can take chunks of my work, amend my work in any way you like and not pay me for it. In all media formats and distribution methods now known or later developed means you can hack up my content up and distribute it, edit it, otherwise use it, without paying me a cent. Correct or incorrect?

I might own my own work, but you would have copyright and licensing rights to do whatever you want to my content.

Can I get a refund on my subscription for the rest of the year since you have radically altered the terms and conditions I agreed to when I paid for it?

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