This week I've been enjoying the super awesome seal Kurt bought me at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, watching my baby daffodils grow (looks like another replant mission soon) and planning our trip to Ireland next week. We're going to stay in Dublin for a bit and then rent a car and travel west to Doolin and Dingle. I'm still laughing at the fact that we accidentally booked tickets to Ireland on St. Patricks Day. I'm mostly excited for the Irish countryside, cozy B&Bs and cliff hikes though. It'll be strange to return to no job; it'll be an adjustment for sure. But I'm looking forward to more time to enjoy England and Europe, energy to cook dinner, and hopefully getting more items in my Etsy shop.
Today I read an article that got me rethinking my Pinterest account. Are we really safe pinning other's photos onto our boards? The lawyer/photographer in this article says no, and has deleted her account. After doing some research she discovered that, "Copyrighted work can only be used without permission when someone is criticizing it, commenting on it, reporting on it, teaching about it, or conducting research. Repinning doesn't fall under any of those categories."
She also noted what Pinterest has to say in their Terms of Use:
“YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE, APPLICATION, SERVICES AND SITE CONTENT REMAINS WITH YOU.”
Basically, Pinterest puts all the blame and potential legal fees on its users. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Do you think it's concerning? If so, is it worth the risk? See the entire article here.
Michaela Rae
P.S. Kurt and my love story was featured on Ruche today, you can read it here! I'm pretty excited about it.
That is so exciting that you're going to Ireland! have an amazing time!
ReplyDeleteI'm completely undecided on this whole pinterest thing. I've tried to give credit much more often, but i really don't want to delete my account!
lovely blog by the way,
~Drew
http://openendedfashion.blogspot.com/
Hi Drew! Thanks for stopping by. I agree, it seems giving proper credit is the key and Pinterest makes it fairly easy to find the original source (unlike Tumbler!). Most people like it when their pictures/products are shared via social media; but I guess you never know when you might come across a person that doesn't.
DeleteI love that letter seal!
ReplyDeleteI am using Pinterest more carefully since reading lots of different things about copyright (had read the article you linked to previously). I am now looking for a "pin it!" button on someone's post before I pin their item. I am also watermarking all of the photos I put on my blog, since they might be pinned. Amy from www.bloggingwithamy.com has some really good articles on the Pinterest copyright issue.
Love you!
A few things: 1. Enjoy Ireland!!! {I'm a wee bit jealous, but I'll get over it.} 2. Usually, if I want to pin something, I now look for a pin it button on a blog. 3. I LOVE your relationship story!!!!
ReplyDeleteDang, the pin issue had to come up while I'm wedding planning... I guess that means I need to be even more careful about citing my sources 100%. And giving a comment about each pin, too.
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