So like I don't have enough things to do in my day than spend another hour online feeding my growing Pinterest addiction. Seriously if they are making any money at all on this website then they are sure to surpass Facebook by the end of the year. For those who don't know what Pinterest is (shame on you), basically its like an online picture book. Members upload favorite pics of animals, quotes, food, places, things, people, etc and other members re-pin and re-pin and so on and so forth. Lately there has been some buzz about copywrite issues and what it could mean for those who pin their own original stuff and re-pin that of others. The far reaching implications are, and there are a few, that you could be held liable if original said owner of a pic or a pic of a product gets sold by pinterest or by anyone who got the pic or pin from your boards and they make a profit then not only are they liable for prosecution but you are as well. That's about the gist of it, and there are a few other ways that you could get in trouble for what you pin and re-pin in terms of original content. Talk about taking the fun out of pinning! Although there hasn't been any official statement that I am aware of that states that you could be sued because of all of this, I would highly recommend that if you are going to pin something or re-pin something try to put in the description where you got it and who it belongs to, then you have officially given credit where credit is due and anyone who misuses it after you will be the one in trouble and not you. I generally like to err on the side of caution, especially when its comes to things like this so i am going to try to go through all my own pins and make sure credit gets made due where it is needed. So go on and continue to enjoy the site and pin and re-pin to your hearts content but ever aware that somewhere, and at sometime the other shoe may drop. Here is the link to my personal Pinterest page... http://pinterest.com/mbearjg/
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