My Date with Ben Silbermann -- Following Up and Drying My Tears - Atlanta Senior Portrait Photographer talks with Pinterest - DDKPortraits DDK Portraits. Is the Pinterest Problem Really a Problem? Just as guest blogger Beth Hayden and I were going to press with the Pinterest post on Monday, the s**t hit the fan. This blogger and that blogger have been raising legitimate concerns about Pinterest’s Terms of Service and copyright infringement. There is enough worry out there that I felt it necessary to follow up. Note: This is not intended to scare anyone away from using Pinterest. I just want to make sure you hear the concerns about using Pinterest along with the rosy side we gave you earlier.
Read the Terms of Service (TOS) We’re all guilty of agreeing to stuff without reading it, but you need to understand what you’re getting yourself into before signing on to Pinterest or any other site. I recall not too long ago that arti sts were up in arms about Facebook’s TOS – giving Facebook “ownership” of the images. Pinterest’s terms seem a little more egregious as they include the word sell. Protect Your Images While Still Allowing Them to Be Seen and Shared 1. I don’t mean thumbnails only. Attributed sharing from Flickr to Pinterest. Making sure you receive proper attribution when your photos on Flickr are shared elsewhere on the web is very important to us.
Given the sheer volume of fantastic photography that you upload to Flickr on a daily basis, it’s no surprise that photos on Flickr are amongst the most popular content pinned to Pinterest. Today, we are very happy to announce that we’ve worked closely with Pinterest to make it even easier for you to share to Pinterest in a way that will ensure that your Flickr photos are properly attributed, regardless where they are pinned from. Pin It in the Flickr share menu You can now find a "Pinterest" button in the share menu to easily "pin" everything that you can share via Flickr, including photo pages, favorites, and groups.
If you pin a lot, the share menu will act smartly and prioritize the Pin It button, showing it as one of the two shortcuts on the photo page. Attribution on Pinterest Happy Pinning! Despite Policy Changes, Pinterest Still Doesn't Comply With DMCA. Despite changes over the weekend to its usage policies, Pinterest may still not be in compliance with the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, according to copyright attorney and blogger Connie Mableson. Pinterest said Amazon will be handling DMCA notices since Pinterest is hosted by the giant retailer. But Pinterest has still not updated its designated agent with the copyright office, as required under the DMCA, Mableson said, and that could cause problems if it tries to claim protections under the law. "So, even though Amazon may be handling the DMCA notices, it still remains to be seen whether or not Pinterest qualifies for the DMCA safe harbor immunity," she wrote. We've asked Pinterest and Amazon for comment and will update as soon as we hear back from either firm.
The change came about after the artist lobbying group, the Artists' Bill of Rights, asked Amazon to take over DMCA issues from Pinterest. How Pinterest Uses Your Content Without Violating Copyright Laws. Pinterest, the increasingly popular pinboarding social network, is able to present a visually arresting interface in large part by using copyrighted images pinned by users. "It's a huge concern for creative bloggers," said Amy Anderson, who blogs on the arts and crafts site Crafter Minds. "I don't think Pinterest does anything to help protect copyright besides removing content when people ask.
" Pinterest is able to avoid violating U.S. copyright laws thanks to a provision in the Internet Service Providers Act, which gives immunity to sites that publish information provided by others, according to Aaron Messing, an associate with OlenderFeldman LLP in New Jersey. As long as Pinterest continues to comply with a provision of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act that requires it to remove content when asked by the copyright owner, users are free to continue pinning any images they find on the Internet. Why deleting your Pinterest boards over copyright concerns is an overreaction – Lex Technologiae. Kirsten Kowalski of DDK Portraits wrote a blog post about why she “tearfully” took down her Pinterest boards. The reason she gave was her concern over copyright infringement and the liability she felt she had opened up. Her blog post went viral, including an article on the ABA Journal about it, in part (I believe) because she is a lawyer.
(Full disclosure: She graduated from my legal alma mater, Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, AL, at least 5 years before I did.) Since the post I have received a number of questions from friends about whether Pinterest is copyright infringement and whether they can be sued because of their Pinterest boards. Pinterest doesn’t commit copyright infringement, people commit copyright infringement First, let’s look at what you do with Pinterest. Pinterest is not per-se copyright infringement This is not copyright infringement on its own. Pinterest can be used for copyright infringement Pinterest can, however, be used for copyright infringement.
Ms. Ms. What You Should Know About Pinterest and Copyright. Content-sharing site Pinterest has been surging in popularity. The bigger it gets, the more responsibility it has to ensure that copyrighted content doesn't show up on its site. Less than a week after Pinterest offered an opt-out code for websites seeking to protect their content, Flickr is adopting that code to help users protect copyrighted images on its photo-sharing network.
If you're fitting Pinterest into your company's marketing plans, or seeking to protect your content from eager Pinterest users, what should you do? Pinterest: A Copyright Nightmare? How is sharing a picture on Pinterest any different than on other social networks? Both Twitter and Facebook encourage sharing personal experiences and photos rather than content created by someone else, says Deborah Sweeney, intellectual property lawyer and and CEO of MyCorporation. While Facebook users repurpose others' content regularly, Facebook asks each time you upload a photo if you have the permission to use it. Avoiding Copyright Pitfalls on Pinterest. Welcome to my blog! If you would like to keep updated on new posts, please consider subscribing via RSS feed or subscribe through email by using the box in the sidebar.
In addition, consider following me on Twitter, Google+, or Facebook. Thanks for visiting SaraFHawkins.com! You either know what Pinterest is or you don’t. Pinterest in the online equivalent of all those torn out magazine photos, articles and recipes you’ve got taped on your wall, stuffed in a drawer, bookmarked in your browser even though you have no idea how to find them ever again, or piled high in a ‘to be filed’ which used to teeter on your desk until it fell over so now it’s on the floor.
In a single word, it’s genius! I signed up for Pinterest shortly after it went live. First, let me say that the Pinterest Terms and Conditions are pretty straight forward. I do have serious concerns about Pinterest hosting full-size images on their server, often without knowledge or permission from the original copyright holder. Lawyer assesses Pinterest's copyright situation.
Pinterest and Copyright: What I'm Doing.