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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 57480" data-attributes="member: 1573"><p>I have tried to use Pinterest but cannot in good conscience "copy" someone else's work (written or photographic) --and that is what you are doing when you "pin" something. If you check some of the boards, you'll see there is no credit given to the original author. If you click the photo, yes it goes back to the source, but how many people bother to do that. </p><p></p><p>Read this article (thanks to Photoshelter) <a href="http://ddkportraits.com/2012/02/why-i-tearfully-deleted-my-pinterest-inspiration-boards/" target="_blank">http://ddkportraits.com/2012/02/why-i-tearfully-deleted-my-pinterest-inspiration-boards/</a> and then decide if you really want to take the risk of "pinning" someone else's work. Here's an excerpt: <strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue'"> <span style="font-size: 15px">... you have no right to publish work from another photographer even though Pinterest holds a license to all work uploaded to its site (at least to the extent the person posting had a right to transfer such license in the first place).</span></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue'"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue'"></span></span></span></strong> I don't publish my photos (only links to them) on Facebook because they can be downloaded without notifying you. I don't mind sharing my work, <u><em>but ask me first.</em></u> What happened to common courtesy? Same is true with Pinterest. At least with google+ you get notified if a photo or post is shared.</p><p></p><p>If you want to know if anything from any of your sites has been "pinned", follow this url <a href="http://pinterest.com/source/kikolani.com/" target="_blank">http://pinterest.com/source/kikolani.com/</a>BUT REPLACE KIKOLANI.COM with the domain of your choice. Replace it with "nikonites.com" and you'll be surprised how many of our photos are on there with no mention of the photographer.</p><p></p><p>What Pinterest has done is encouraged people to break copyright rules . . . and I thought Facebook was bad. Photographers need to take a stand, and that includes this site. Where do you draw the line? It's clear that Pinterest knows there's a legal liability because they make sure their a$$ is covered in the terms of service. <u><em>Just as a side note, if you pin someone's work and they sue you and Pinterest for copyright infringement, then not only do you have to get your own lawyer, but you have to get one for Pinterest at your own expense.</em></u></p><p></p><p>1. I, for one, am requesting that none of my work is PINNED by anyone here or elsewhere. . . unless it comes from one of my boards. That means that NO ONE has permission to pin (copy) anything from my blog or from nikonites.com</p><p></p><p>2. If anyone here has pinned anything from my posts on Nikonite, such as photos, PLEASE REMOVE IT IMMEDIATELY. </p><p></p><p>3. Does anyone out there know of a way to "disable" the "pin bookmarklet"?</p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue'"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue'"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue'"></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue'"></span></span></span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 57480, member: 1573"] I have tried to use Pinterest but cannot in good conscience "copy" someone else's work (written or photographic) --and that is what you are doing when you "pin" something. If you check some of the boards, you'll see there is no credit given to the original author. If you click the photo, yes it goes back to the source, but how many people bother to do that. Read this article (thanks to Photoshelter) [URL]http://ddkportraits.com/2012/02/why-i-tearfully-deleted-my-pinterest-inspiration-boards/[/URL] and then decide if you really want to take the risk of "pinning" someone else's work. Here's an excerpt: [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=helvetica neue] [SIZE=4]... you have no right to publish work from another photographer even though Pinterest holds a license to all work uploaded to its site (at least to the extent the person posting had a right to transfer such license in the first place).[/SIZE] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] I don't publish my photos (only links to them) on Facebook because they can be downloaded without notifying you. I don't mind sharing my work, [U][I]but ask me first.[/I][/U] What happened to common courtesy? Same is true with Pinterest. At least with google+ you get notified if a photo or post is shared. If you want to know if anything from any of your sites has been "pinned", follow this url [URL]http://pinterest.com/source/kikolani.com/[/URL]BUT REPLACE KIKOLANI.COM with the domain of your choice. Replace it with "nikonites.com" and you'll be surprised how many of our photos are on there with no mention of the photographer. What Pinterest has done is encouraged people to break copyright rules . . . and I thought Facebook was bad. Photographers need to take a stand, and that includes this site. Where do you draw the line? It's clear that Pinterest knows there's a legal liability because they make sure their a$$ is covered in the terms of service. [U][I]Just as a side note, if you pin someone's work and they sue you and Pinterest for copyright infringement, then not only do you have to get your own lawyer, but you have to get one for Pinterest at your own expense.[/I][/U] 1. I, for one, am requesting that none of my work is PINNED by anyone here or elsewhere. . . unless it comes from one of my boards. That means that NO ONE has permission to pin (copy) anything from my blog or from nikonites.com 2. If anyone here has pinned anything from my posts on Nikonite, such as photos, PLEASE REMOVE IT IMMEDIATELY. 3. Does anyone out there know of a way to "disable" the "pin bookmarklet"? [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][FONT=helvetica neue] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [/QUOTE]
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