Who has rights to the facebook page?

[peyton78]

Rhode Island.....If i created a facebook page using my personal email address but representing a football organization and post information, events, positive information. But when I leave who has rights to the page? Them or me? Can i delete all the contact since I created it or do I have to keep it up and change the email account??

 

[Ohiogal]

Rhode Island.....If i created a facebook page using my personal email address but representing a football organization and post information, events, positive information. But when I leave who has rights to the page? Them or me? Can i delete all the contact since I created it or do I have to keep it up and change the email account??

When you leave what, where? The internet is world wide just about. You created the page therefore per Facebook you have rights. Now could the football organization sue you? Yeah, possibly. Will they? Don't know.

 

[Siflan]

Rhode Island.....If i created a facebook page using my personal email address but representing a football organization and post information, events, positive information. But when I leave who has rights to the page? Them or me? Can i delete all the contact since I created it or do I have to keep it up and change the email account??

Don't matter.. You released all your rights when you posted on Facebook. That "I agree" button sealed your fate.. Try reading the news.... or at least the fine print.

 

[Ohiogal]

Did you create this facebook page as an employee of said football organization?

 

[tranquility]

As was mentioned in a similar discussion on such a matter, I think Ohiogal's question can be expanded. Did you act as an agent of the football organization when you opened the account?

But, what are we really talking about here? What is the concern? Are people really thinking about going to court over this? Are you? How much money do you want to spend?

 

[peyton78]

I created a fb page using my personal email account but representing a football organization, I am a board member, so nothing is a bad way but as our offical fb page and nothing but positive information. This page gets used to pass all information out to our kids, parents etc. Alot of time has been spent making this page, including all newsletters, photos etc. So if they decide they want someone else to run it and i created the page, and I say I will just delete all football material etc, change it to my personal page can I do so. Or do I have to give it up to them and change the email address associated with the page. THe page is my work, my creation, can't I just remove everything.

 

[peyton78]

When you leave what, where? The internet is world wide just about. You created the page therefore per Facebook you have rights. Now could the football organization sue you? Yeah, possibly. Will they? Don't know.

When I leave the organization or quit my position as a board member. If I leave the organization, can't i just remove all football related information and start my own fresh facebook page not associated to the team?

 

[Silverplum]

I created a fb page using my personal email account but representing a football organization, I am a board member, so nothing is a bad way but as our offical fb page and nothing but positive information. This page gets used to pass all information out to our kids, parents etc. Alot of time has been spent making this page, including all newsletters, photos etc. So if they decide they want someone else to run it and i created the page, and I say I will just delete all football material etc, change it to my personal page can I do so. Or do I have to give it up to them and change the email address associated with the page. THe page is my work, my creation, can't I just remove everything.

How does that help the team?

 

[peyton78]

How does that help the team?

how does what help the team? Me deleting the fb page? It doesnt. Your missing the point here.

 

[tranquility]

Let me try again.

1. Did you act as an agent of the football organization when you opened the account?

2. Are people really thinking about going to court over this?

3. Are you? How much money do you want to spend?

Logic edit:

THe page is my work, my creation, can't I just remove everything.

Let's say I build a locker room for the football team. Can I burn the building after I get cheesed off with the direction of the program? I mean, I did build it and it was my creation.

 

[Silverplum]

how does what help the team? Me deleting the fb page? It doesnt.

Then I think that's the real answer to your real question.

Your missing the point here.

No, you're missing the real point.

You made the fb page for the team. You made it to promote the team. You made it to send info to parents and players and coaches. What's your gain in deleting it that also is good for the team?


I also am completely unconvinced that you are "a board member."

 

[peyton78]

Let me try again.

1. Did you act as an agent of the football organization when you opened the account?

2. Are people really thinking about going to court over this?

3. Are you? How much money do you want to spend?

Logic edit:
Let's say I build a locker room for the football team. Can I burn the building after I get cheesed off with the direction of the program? I mean, I did build it and it was my creation.

#1, yes I acted as an agent
2. No
3. No

Just want to make sure I can delete the page if necessary. A building an a fb page are 2 entirely different things. Removing a page is not hurting anyone.

 

[peyton78]

Then I think that's the real answer to your real question.



No, you're missing the real point.

You made the fb page for the team. You made it to promote the team. You made it to send info to parents and players and coaches. What's your gain in deleting it that also is good for the team?


I also am completely unconvinced that you are "a board member."

I am a board member, whether you are convinced doesnt matter to me. I have no personal gain, however, that has nothing to do with the question. Can I remove it or not?

 

[>Charlotte<]

Nobody can stop you from deleting the page, and nobody can stop the team from suing you for having done so. If they do, whether it was a "fan" page or whether you were acting on behalf of the team will weigh heavily in the ultimate decision.

If you want to invite a lot of potential trouble just to see if you eventually "win", go ahead and delete it. Or, you can simply turn control over to someone in the organization and leave the whole thing behind you. The latter option is the non-petulant one.

 

[peyton78]

Nobody can stop you from deleting the page, and nobody can stop the team from suing you for having done so. If they do, whether it was a "fan" page or whether you were acting on behalf of the team will weigh heavily in the ultimate decision.

If you want to invite a lot of potential trouble just to see if you eventually "win", go ahead and delete it. Or, you can simply turn control over to someone in the organization and leave the whole thing behind you. The latter option is the non-petulant one.

It's not about winning anything. The scenario is I am a board member, I created this fb page and for 2 years there has been nothing but positive results from it. I update it regularly post alot of information. I have my own personal fb page as well which the 2 have nothing to do with one another, but because I made an inappropiate comment from my personal page on another personal fb page, the higher ups want to remove me as admin from the page. One has nothing to do with the other. So in stripping my rights as admin, they would like me to also change the email address associated with the page.

Back to my initial question, can I just remove all information or just suck it up and change the email address.