Whenever I receive an email that begins with “RE:…” it goes straight to the Trash, along with similar sounding messages that start, “You have just won [amount of money not in dollars]…” or “2013 Exclusive! Gorgeous girls to date…” Yup, definitely always get rid of the gorgeous girls one, I never try to contact Shaniqua or Rochella, nope.
But last night, I got one that allegedly came from Facebook, something to do with a Legal Notice. Like this:
Turns out, it’s very much real, and you’re entitled to a WHOPPING $10. Maybe. Reports Gizmodo:
In October, Facebook agreed to a settlement about this whole Sponsored Stories issue, wherein they may have used your likeness in a Sponsored Story ad without your permission. The settlement set aside $20 million for you poor, wronged souls, and now Facebook is starting to get ready to pay it out.
How do you know if you’re included? Well, if you got a super-legal-y it-almost-looks-like-a-scam email from Facebook about “LEGAL NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION,” you’re in. All you have to do is file a claim form online, and you’re signed up for a sweet $10 slice of that pie. Maybe. There is a catch. If too many people claim, and there’s not enough money to go around, the whole chunk of change will go to a non-profit. And as BuzzFeed points out, there are 150 million Facebook users in the US and only $20 million to go around, so that’s more than likely. (Via)
A NON-PROFIT? Hey, Facebook, you didn’t use my photo of me dressed as a Labyrinth-era David Bowie from four years ago in your advertising, but you may have thought about using it, and I’m owed those 10 bones. NOW.
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Finally, after years of ads for shitty comedies, I shall have my revenge.
Its win win. I either get $10 or facebook has to actually do some good for something
Damn, I deleted my email of this last night.
This storyline is ripe for use. If too many people claim, Facebook should be American’s butler.
this is right from their terms and conditions
For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook (IP License). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.
Ignorance doesn’t invalidate the terms. When you first signed up you clicked a little thing saying you read and agree to the terms, I bet most didn’t read it, and that’s not Facebook’s fault.
Considering Facebook lost the lawsuit, I would say there’s more to the legal decision than terms of use.
*settled.
Aww, I didn’t get an e-mail; sorted through my spam folder and everything. Guess even FaceBook thinks I’m too boring to steal my pictures.