No tongue lashing intended.

I was being sarcastic when I said “amazing free service” or had “a shot at being in on TV” and apologize for that not coming through (it was a reference to my last job where I actually worked hard to change our very restrictive license to be more open and and beneficial to the creator.) I’m not a fan of those types of licenses at all and alluded to that when I said FB’s lawyers must come from traditional media or entertainment backgrounds.

Still, I do find it ironic that some of those same creators who get uptight about licensing have no qualms about illegally downloading music.

I do think young people are a) more comfortable living their lives online than older people and b) as younger people may not have thought through all the consequences around what they post or realize who can see what (and until recently, didn’t really change their default privacy settings).

Not that older people don’t post inappropriate photos or comments either. But I would argue it’s more likely for younger people to be more impulsive about what they might put online.

And hey, joining groups and posting status isn’t inaction — it got FB to revert to its old terms! I’m just saying I don’t think they would have terminated their accounts over it like some photographers or maybe some older privacy-obsessed folks might have. I didn’t terminate mine either.

The facebook TOS aside, would you give ANYBODY the rights to your personal information/content/likeness in perpetuity? I seriously doubt it — even if you had the opportunity to use an “amazing free service” or had “a shot at being in on TV”. That’s not a very fair trade.