Some of you aren’t regular listeners to our podcast. The changes to Facebook have many concerned, so we excerpted this interview so you can listen to these important opinions. Is the problem real? Yep… even the f If you post photos to Facebook, be sure to listen.
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Photographers are giving up even more rights by posting to the social network. We went straight to the top to get a leading legal expert. Terry Hart, the Director of Legal Policy for the Copyright Alliance breaks through the hype and rumors and walks us through the real repercussions.
Rich and Terry discuss:
- Why is this Facebook change creating such a buzz
- Why Facebook wants your content
- What are you granting Facebook to do with your content?
- What Facebook says they will do versus what the terms of service says they can do
- Suggestions on how to protect your interests when using a social network
- Why watermarking your content won’t protect you
- Can you change your mind and un-post content?
- How to use 3rd party sites to share links
- Why is this becoming a legal issue and Congress getting involved?
- How can groups like the Copyright Alliance and American Society of Media Photographers help?
- Where can you go to learn more about copyright
Reblogged this on Jesse Gross Photography and commented:
More on the Facebook photographs/copyright buzz
This is so important, and creators seem so unaware (or so uncaring) that ownership of their content is spiraling out of their control. Thanks for this (frightening) information about Facebook’s efforts to own our souls; I hope you’ll keep posting on this in future, and focus on other social networks as well.
I never post high definition photos on my fb page or on my blog. I expect people to steal them. My customers now that they get the real deal.
This podcast/issue isn’t really about theft from people who want to sell your images. It’s about FB claiming the rights to use your photos in whatever way they see fit even if that includes letting their advertising partners use your photos in an ad to sell something you may or may not condone.
I understand that (it sucks..), but they are less likely to use a photo with lower resolution.
How is that not theft?
Because you click OK and accept their terms of service. It’s not theft if you give them permission when signing up.
If you’re serving a thumbnail or low resolution version of your image, isn’t that image still useful for FB advertisers who use small/thumbnail images for their sidebar adds?
Yes, I’d say so.
If you’re serving a thumbnail or low resolution version of your image, isn’t that image still useful for FB advertisers who use small/thumbnail images for their sidebar adds?
Yes, I’d say so.
Reblogged this on Jesse Gross Photography and commented:
More on the Facebook photographs/copyright buzz
I never post high definition photos on my fb page or on my blog. I expect people to steal them. My customers now that they get the real deal.
This podcast/issue isn’t really about theft from people who want to sell your images. It’s about FB claiming the rights to use your photos in whatever way they see fit even if that includes letting their advertising partners use your photos in an ad to sell something you may or may not condone.
How is that not theft?
Because you click OK and accept their terms of service. It’s not theft if you give them permission when signing up.
I understand that (it sucks..), but they are less likely to use a photo with lower resolution.
This is so important, and creators seem so unaware (or so uncaring) that ownership of their content is spiraling out of their control. Thanks for this (frightening) information about Facebook’s efforts to own our souls; I hope you’ll keep posting on this in future, and focus on other social networks as well.