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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.