Comment by 1vuio0pswjnm7
1 year ago
Title is inaccurate. Mozilla get a nonexclusive license. That is different from ownership.
The license grant in these terms does not specify the license is irrevocable. The licensor, i.e., the Firefox user, reserves the right to revoke.
Thanks—we've updated the title to mention licenses now. I think probably we'll end up merging all these threads; not sure yet.
Edit: merging into https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43200065, which had that title.
The license does not say that Mozilla owns information that the user inputs through Firefox. But the HN title does. If Mozilla owns the information then it would have no need for a license. Further, the license does not specify that it is perpetual. A Firefox user does not grant Mozilla perpetual rights to use the information. These rights can be terminated.
(Note to self: Initially points went to -2.)