In that situation, I believe a contractor could put a lien on the property until they receive their agreed upon compensation.

I’ve been wondering about my work on Reddit. I’ve spent countless hours on graphics and CSS, and configuring automod. I have quite a few tiny subs and got a notice to “open up or else” on one of them.

From what I’m hearing, the admins can restore posts, but can they restore all the graphics and coding? And wouldn’t that belong to the creator? Would a lien or some kind of copyright exist for all of that?

#RedditMigration

  • Zeusbottom
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    1 year ago

    Don’t think so. From the TOS:

    The Services may contain information, text, links, graphics, photos, videos, audio, streams, or other materials (“Content”), including Content created with or submitted to the Services by you or through your Account (“Your Content”).

    When Your Content is created with or submitted to the Services, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, copy, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works of, distribute, store, perform, and display Your Content and any name, username, voice, or likeness provided in connection with Your Content in all media formats and channels now known or later developed anywhere in the world. This license includes the right for us to make Your Content available for syndication, broadcast, distribution, or publication by other companies, organizations, or individuals who partner with Reddit. You also agree that we may remove metadata associated with Your Content, and you irrevocably waive any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to Your Content. [emphasis mine]

    IANAL, but that reads to me like you’ve licensed your CSS and graphics to Reddit. Most other social media companies have similar language in their TOS.

    I’m not saying it’s right; I’m just saying that’s where I think you are legally. You should talk to a lawyer if you’re interested in going down the path of litigation.