PIU report and human rights: e-commerce Bill

[Dave Bird]

In article <tKdOlbA1Cmb3EwZ5@swarb.demon.co.uk>, David Swarbrick
<david@swarb.demon.co.uk> writes
>I. Submissions 
>1. All information and material submitted to and accepted by Virgin Net
>via the Service or that you publish on any public area via the Service
>shall be deemed and remain the property of Virgin Net. Virgin Net shall


 I suspect it would be better to say:

 If your information and materials are submitted to and accepted 
 by Virgin Net via  the service or you publish them on any public 
 area via the service then -- other than any prior protection such
 as patents -- you have conceded Virgin Net unlimited rights to
 use those materials. This means Virgin Net shall
>be free to use, edit, copy, republish and distribute (for any purpose)
>any such information and material and any ideas, concepts, know-how or
>techniques contained in such information or materials. Virgin Net shall
>not be subject to any obligations of confidence regarding such
>information or materials except as required by law.

 I'm sure they don't mean you LOSE your rights over those materials
 e.g. they can sell your short story to a magazine but you can't.


 Has anyone actually asked them ?




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