avatarCeltic Chameleon

Summary

Alison, a content creator, is seeking clarification on the terms and conditions of a platform's usage rights, expressing concern over potential exploitation of her work without compensation, and questioning the validity of her current subscription agreement due to changes in terms.

Abstract

Alison has received a standard template response from a platform regarding the terms and conditions of her content usage. She is requesting confirmation on whether the platform can use, edit, and distribute her work without payment if they develop new mediums such as streaming or news services. She points out that while she retains ownership of her work, the platform claims extensive copyright and licensing rights. Alison also questions the relevance of a disclaimer in the terms and conditions and requests a refund for her subscription due to the altered terms. She insists on direct answers to her queries before considering the removal of her content from the platform.

Opinions

  • Alison is skeptical about the platform's rights to manipulate and monetize her content without additional compensation.
  • She is dissatisfied with the standard response and seeks explicit clarification on the extent of the platform's rights over her content.
  • Alison believes that the platform's disclaimer is inconsequential and wants an explanation of its purpose.
  • She feels that the changes in terms and conditions are significant enough to warrant a refund for her subscription.
  • Alison is prepared to remove her content from the platform if her concerns are not adequately addressed.

This is the email I sent back to the standard template response email I received. "I'd like some clarification on your response of this morning to my query re terms and conditions:

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?

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

3. Not sure why you bothered to mention the disclaimer at all as it makes no difference. Please clarify.

4. 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?

Just to be very clear, before I pull my content, please do answer those questions as they stand, without skirting around them, thanks. Enquiring minds want to know.

Alison aka @besomand bletherskite "

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