Image and Attachment User Agreement
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:15 pm
What does the Newsletter User Agreement, in regard to adding images and/or attachments, really mean and why doesn't it say it.
I was under the impression that if I went here:
https://www.lds.org/search?q=baptism+im ... ains=image
Such church provided images were available for me to use for church use, such as lessons, baptismal programs or even in our Newsletter.
But the Newsletter User Agreement clearly forbids this, as I'm neither the author or own the content or can I contact the people in the photos for their permission.
Also, it forbids using the Newsletter as a conduit to spread letters from the 1st Presidency, such as this one:
https://www.lds.org/church/news/first-p ... g?lang=eng
as again, I am not the author and do not own the content. Of course I could paraphrase the letter, but the way the letter is quoted in the above link seems to be a much more appropriate way to convey the message.
So if that is the intent of the User Agreement, to forbid the inclusion of official church material, then OK, but if not, why doesn't the User Agreement make it clear that it's regarding material obtained from outside church sanctioned sources.
The Help content - Privacy Guidelines, are not much help either as they tell you all the Don'ts without any Do's. The Wiki offers no guidelines either.
PS I appreciate that this may sound pedantic, and if every possible scenario was covered we'd end up with a User Agreement that is as long as Microsoft/Facebook/iTunes ToC which are so long they're rarely read. So short and plain English is good, but still, I think it would be possible to encourage/approve church sourced material and still keep the User Agreement short. At the very least, the Help should clarify the situation regarding images/content sourced from offical church websites/manuals.
I was under the impression that if I went here:
https://www.lds.org/search?q=baptism+im ... ains=image
Such church provided images were available for me to use for church use, such as lessons, baptismal programs or even in our Newsletter.
But the Newsletter User Agreement clearly forbids this, as I'm neither the author or own the content or can I contact the people in the photos for their permission.
Also, it forbids using the Newsletter as a conduit to spread letters from the 1st Presidency, such as this one:
https://www.lds.org/church/news/first-p ... g?lang=eng
as again, I am not the author and do not own the content. Of course I could paraphrase the letter, but the way the letter is quoted in the above link seems to be a much more appropriate way to convey the message.
So if that is the intent of the User Agreement, to forbid the inclusion of official church material, then OK, but if not, why doesn't the User Agreement make it clear that it's regarding material obtained from outside church sanctioned sources.
The Help content - Privacy Guidelines, are not much help either as they tell you all the Don'ts without any Do's. The Wiki offers no guidelines either.
PS I appreciate that this may sound pedantic, and if every possible scenario was covered we'd end up with a User Agreement that is as long as Microsoft/Facebook/iTunes ToC which are so long they're rarely read. So short and plain English is good, but still, I think it would be possible to encourage/approve church sourced material and still keep the User Agreement short. At the very least, the Help should clarify the situation regarding images/content sourced from offical church websites/manuals.