Pinterest - Important information.
 

I wonder how many of you post pictures of your work to pinterest, or even post pictures you have found on the internet on your board at this site?

Did you, like me just click when you had to agree to the contract and terms when you started using it?

I just happened to read this today http://rettspace.blogspot.co.uk/2012...pinterest.html and it shocked and alarmed me.

I have taken down my boards too.

I've always been a little skeptical of Pinterest -- I figured that for whatever they were offering me for free, they were getting much more in return, probably things I'd never be aware of, much like Facebook.

So I'm lazy and don't want to read the entire agreement...lol! What does it say in a nutshell? :)

Hmm, maybe I won't join that site after all!

I would encourage anyone to who is even slightly interested in this issue to read some of the articles online and make up his or her own mind regarding Pinterest and other online applications like this. There has been some good discussion (though a bit misguided in some ways) here on this board but it is definitely worth a look.

One thing to remember (out of many): The internet is still a wild, unregulated place. Even after all of these years. ANYONE that has a blog, is on a forum and posts pictures, comments on a post and offers suggestions, etc can have their work, words, ideas, stolen. It just doesn't happen on Pinterest. How many people that have blogs where they show their work ever check other sites to see if it is being reproduced? As a blog owner would you know if a company right now was using a picture of some of your work to promote their own company? Most likely not unless you happen to get lucky and someone that you know reports it to you.

Do I agree with the idea that Pinterest will hold an everyday user liable for their legal fees if they do something illegal and are sued? Of course not. I do think that people who want to use Pinterest should understand what it is and follow the rules to the best of their abilities.

I personally do not put my own work onto Pinterest. If I pin something and I have ideas about how I want to change it or do it differently I do not make a note of them in the description box. I keep that private. Pinterest is a tool that can be used or misused just like any other. But everyone should try to understand what Pinterest is and every other new thing that comes out and respond accordingly.

I'm not taking any chances, I deleted all my boards and then deleted my account ...

I could never figure out the point of Pinterest so I never joined.

Thanks For the Info!

Interesting....thanks for sharing that information!

I'm with you! Guess it's sometimes a good thing to "wait and see" about new things.