Teachers Love Oklahoma
9 hours ago
Friday, February 24, 2012
Permission to Pin
I am linking up with Laura Candler on Corkboard Connections and addressing an important Pinterest issue: when pictures are pinned to Pinterest, Pinterest then owns the photo and can use it in any way. MANY pictures are being pinned from Google searches or uploaded as screenshots and the original owner of that photo does not only get credit for the photo, but that photo also no longer belongs to them. This seems quite annoying for someone who may not want this to happen to their photos on their websites. So, Laura created this "Permission to Pin" button for bloggers to post on their blogs if they are cool with people pinning their stuff. You know I am all about collaboration, so pin away! I want you to pin my things and follow my Pinterest boards! I thought this was a good idea to join in, since you can never assume someone would be cool with it if their photo went viral and they got no recognition. I'm not a teacher to be rich and famous and I encourage you to take my ideas and make them your own - to me, that's what being a teacher is all about. So when you see this button, go ahead and pin!
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You might find this resource to be helpful. http://www.savingforsomeday.com/avoiding-copyright-pitfalls-on-pinterest/
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I am not so sure I would appreciate anyone making a threat to not pin my blog unless I use her button and join her linky!
I think Laura has the same concerns as Sarah from Saving For Someday:
ReplyDelete"I do have serious concerns about Pinterest hosting full-size images on their server, often without knowledge or permission from the original copyright holder. In doing this, Pinterest removes all references to the the original source. That creates significant issues with copyright (as well as other issues), especially when the copyright holder may not have provided authorization, tacit or otherwise, for the redistribution of the image. "
By using Laura's button, I am giving my readers permission to pin whatever they want from my blog. If you see an idea you like, please pin it! This is not meant to be a threat at all, it just leaves out the ambiguity for my readers.
Hmm... I found this comment interesting because I wasn't aware that any threats were made about not pinning from someone's blog if they don't post a Permission to Pin badge on their blog! I beileve threat is a pretty strong word to use in this situation. To me, a threat implies that I am intending to harm someone in some way when my intent was just the opposite. I have made a promise that I will not pin from someone's blog unless I have their permission. I am promising to protect the work of other people by not sharing it unless they have said it's okay. By the way, I don't mind sharing my name and posting as myself. It's hard to take someone seriously when they hide behind the Anonymous label. Just sayin'.
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