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Why One Lawyer/Photographer Deleted her Pinterest Account

by on May 31, 2012

A few months ago, I noticed increase in activity of a post on my personal website. I noticed the traffic was coming from Pinterest, so I visited the pin-er. The person posted the picture of my project with a brief description. Something like, “Embossing duct tape” with no link back to my original project or a shout out. A commenter to the pin complimented the pin-er on her ingenuity. I was like WTH? But, whatever, that’s the nature of an on-line scrapbook, right? Maybe, but it’s making some people very nervous. And very angry. 

Kirsten, who just happens to be a lawyer and a photographer, was one of the nervous crowd. She decided, after much investigation and soul-searching, to delete her beloved Pinterest account. Why? Copyright and, specifically, Pinterest’s Terms of Use. The kicker being the users ‘agree to defend and indemnify’  Pinterest in case of a lawsuit arising over copyright infringement. (Not much safety in that pin, huh?) If you think that’s scary, there’s more. They can actually prosecute their users for violations. Of course, as Kirsten says, most people say, “But it’s just Pinterest!” To that she might respond with this ominous warning: Remember Napster. 

Read Kirsten’s entire article on DDK Portraits. It’s an eye-opener. 

 

 

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