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<blockquote data-quote="jdeg" data-source="post: 57500" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>I understand your concerns Helene. After reading that, I don't like Pinterest's TOU either. When you look at it from that perspective I wouldn't want someone taking something that is mine without, at least, asking. Copyright infringement and fair use are pretty complicated subjects. Believe me, I've gotten my own fair share of letters (small books) from lawyers in the past.</p><p></p><p>However, I don't mind if someone were to pin one of my images for these reasons:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">People pinning images are more than likely not using the image for commercial purposes. If anything more people are seeing my work.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Attribution is automatically given with a link back to the source</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If someone wanted to print that picture, they would need a larger copy, and they could contact me if they wanted to via the link</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I posted my picture on a public forum, I want people to see it</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pinterest says they own a license to your image once it is pinned because they create a copy of the original and host it on their servers. They needed to cover their butts and that was probably the only way to do it. Are they going to use the image for other purposes? Very unlikely, but if they do, I would hope they would pay for the rights accordingly.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdeg, post: 57500, member: 1"] I understand your concerns Helene. After reading that, I don't like Pinterest's TOU either. When you look at it from that perspective I wouldn't want someone taking something that is mine without, at least, asking. Copyright infringement and fair use are pretty complicated subjects. Believe me, I've gotten my own fair share of letters (small books) from lawyers in the past. However, I don't mind if someone were to pin one of my images for these reasons: [LIST] [*]People pinning images are more than likely not using the image for commercial purposes. If anything more people are seeing my work. [*]Attribution is automatically given with a link back to the source [*]If someone wanted to print that picture, they would need a larger copy, and they could contact me if they wanted to via the link [*]I posted my picture on a public forum, I want people to see it [*]Pinterest says they own a license to your image once it is pinned because they create a copy of the original and host it on their servers. They needed to cover their butts and that was probably the only way to do it. Are they going to use the image for other purposes? Very unlikely, but if they do, I would hope they would pay for the rights accordingly. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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