Ring used video captured on Halloween for PR
&gt; Mashable asked Ring whether the people featured in the videos gave their consent to be used in a publicity stunt. Ring did not immediately respond, and we&#x27;ll update this story if they do.<p>That seems like a clear answer...<p>&gt; &quot;The company is able to do this thanks to a broad terms of service agreement that grants it the perpetual right to use footage shared with it for &#x27;any purpose&#x27; it chooses,&quot; BuzzFeed wrote.<p>I always find this odd. Lots of people tell me that they make these TOS to &quot;cover their asses&quot; with the assumption that everyone sues left and right over everything. So do these people realize that that&#x27;s not exactly what&#x27;s happening? Do people think of this usage of footage as abuse of the TOS? Because I sure do. I&#x27;m not sure how it is really different from copying someone&#x27;s art and claiming it as your own and (successfully) selling it.