There is not much doubt that posting anything very dear on the internet is risky....yes even here on mudcat. There are creeps everywhere. Perhaps MySpace is a ploy to garner rights to all the world's music, in which case they are off to a pretty good start with nearly a quarter of a million musicians posting there. Perhaps they have strong language in their terms to limit their liability due to the actions of some of their users. One thing I have learned is that no legalese is immune to "interpretation," so it doesn't much matter what the terms say. SOoner or later some lawyer will get some judge to agree with an interpretation that causes one party to win and one party to lose....this is our justice system. This discussion is useful in that it may help some people decide if they want to use MySpace services or not. In my case, it is not a life or death issue. I make music for enjoyment. Were it my livelihood, I would probably guard it closely, but for now I get a kick out of knowing that someone thousands of miles away is listening to my music. If I get ripped off, I will decide then if I want to pull off of MySpace and end their "rights" to my product. If you are concerned about the terms of MySpace, by all means don't use it.