According to Ed Felten, a renowned expert on computer security and a Wilson School and computer science professor, the copyright meme circulating on Facebook walls which has been discredited by many commentators is “not entirely silly.”
In a post on a blog hosted by the University’s Center for Information Technology Policy, which Felten directs, Felten argued that the text being posted to Facebook walls does constitute an enforceable agreement between the social media site and the individual. The post attempts to apply a copyright to all personal details posted on Facebook.
Felten pointed out that Facebook’s own terms of use and related statements imply that a Facebook posting can create a binding agreement.
“Now, I’m not claiming that this kind of copyright statement does change the user’s rights. All I’m saying is that it’s not ridiculous for a user to think it might,” he said.
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Princeton junior found dead after days of searches
Christopher BaoThe body of missing student Lauren Blackburn ’26 was found at Lake Carnegie on the morning of April 25, according to an email from Regan Crotty, Dean of Undergraduate Students.
The body of missing student Lauren Blackburn ’26 was found at Lake Carnegie on the morning of April 25, according to an email from Regan Crotty, Dean of Undergraduate Students.
Three weeks after Trump cut Princeton’s funding, no demands have been publicly issued. Here’s what we know.
Luke GrippoHarvard and Columbia received lists of demands from the Trump administration days after their federal grants were paused. Princeton has still yet to receive any demands, yet the $210 million in federal funding paused on April 1 remains frozen.
Harvard and Columbia received lists of demands from the Trump administration days after their federal grants were paused. Princeton has still yet to receive any demands, yet the $210 million in federal funding paused on April 1 remains frozen.
Search for Lauren Blackburn ’26 still ongoing
Devon RudolphLauren Blackburn ’26 has been missing since Saturday, April 19. The search for him, led by the Department of Public Safety (DPS), is still ongoing, with University community members advised to contact DPS if they have any knowledge of his whereabouts.
Lauren Blackburn ’26 has been missing since Saturday, April 19. The search for him, led by the Department of Public Safety (DPS), is still ongoing, with University community members advised to contact DPS if they have any knowledge of his whereabouts.