AOL - Users Watch out

MetaFilter:" I tripped into this site, and found this, so I am posting this to tell everyone...Thank-you Quartmass: You waive any right to privacy. AOL has just updated the terms of service for Instant messenger, which include agreeing to the new requirement that AOL owns everything you write, has the right to reproduce it at will, and that you waive all requirements for prior approval to do so. Although you or the owner of the Content retain ownership of all right, title and interest in Content that you post to any AIM Product, AOL owns all right, title and interest in any compilation, collective work or other derivative work created by AOL using or incorporating this Content. In addition, by posting Content on an AIM Product, you grant AOL, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, agents and licensees the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to reproduce, display, perform, distribute, adapt and promote this Content in any medium. You waive any right to privacy. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Content or to be compensated for any such uses. Here is AOL terms of service : http://www.aim.com/tos/tos.adp

I left AOL 4-yrs ago, If you have AOL you may want to think twice on what you write or look at or even save, never know it could come back and bite you. I also looked at YAHOO's terms and they are a lot safer in my eye's. I warned you now it's up to you what you do...Bye"