Kathryn Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Saw this on my Facebook newsfeed: http://m.cnet.com/news/instagram-says-it-now-has-the-right-to-sell-your-photos/57559710 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Thank goodness I never jumped on that bandwagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Wow! Anytime I think about caving and signing up for FB some heinous FB thing pops up. Hopefully word gets out and all those user delete their photos and close their accounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Help me understand this. Is this only for Instagram photos or all photos on FB? I put photos I take on my iPhone on my FB page for friends and family to see, but I have never used Instagram. Does that mean my photos are safe (until the next policy change)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I just read about this (on FB of all places :glare: ) Actually, they don't have the right to sell your photos, but to use any of your content without compesation. Having an account means that you have given them permission to use your photos. This is why we don't use Instgram. Never saw a use for it and now it seems even less useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 It's only for "public" Instagram photos, and is fairly standard language for these sites. However, there's been a (hopefully) growing shift back to a recently resurrected Flickr... which makes sense to me: I'd want an app that plays nice with more than just Facebook and its own website. I think Instagram's recent kerfuffle with Twitter will have greater repercussion than this flap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lluv Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Help me understand this. Is this only for Instagram photos or all photos on FB? I put photos I take on my iPhone on my FB page for friends and family to see, but I have never used Instagram. Does that mean my photos are safe (until the next policy change)? Facebook acquired Instagram. If you don't currently use Instagram to post your photos you are safe..for now :) . People who currently use Instagram have until January 16th to delete their Instagram account and photos...otherwise they are "opting-in" to the new policies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Anytime I think about caving and signing up for FB some heinous FB thing pops up. Yep. Right there with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Wow! Anytime I think about caving and signing up for FB some heinous FB thing pops up. Hopefully word gets out and all those user delete their photos and close their accounts. The way I read it is that it only affects Instagram photos, not all Facebook photos. I have photos on Facebook, but none of them are from Instagram. Am I wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 The way I read it is that it only affects Instagram photos, not all Facebook photos. I have photos on Facebook, but none of them are from Instagram. Am I wrong? That's my understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 I just read about this (on FB of all places :glare: ) Actually, they don't have the right to sell your photos, but to use any of your content without compesation. Having an account means that you have given them permission to use your photos. This is why we don't use Instgram. Never saw a use for it and now it seems even less useful. The articles that I've seen specifically say that they can sell them without notifying or compensating people. Here's another: http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/18/technology/social/instagram-sell-photos/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 The way I read it is that it only affects Instagram photos, not all Facebook photos. I have photos on Facebook, but none of them are from Instagram. Am I wrong? Yeah, but FB now owns Instagram. So it is FB's policy and practices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I've never used instagram. I wouldn't know how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 It's only for "public" Instagram photos, and is fairly standard language for these sites. However, there's been a (hopefully) growing shift back to a recently resurrected Flickr... which makes sense to me: I'd want an app that plays nice with more than just Facebook and its own website. I think Instagram's recent kerfuffle with Twitter will have greater repercussion than this flap. This. I read the terms of conditions on instagram itself, and this is what I got from it. My stuff is all private, so from what I'm seeing I don't have to worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 The good thing with pressures like this is someone out there will eventually develop a program which is similar, but without the "sell you down the river" aspect. I saw this notice as well, and one of my favorite photographers isn't using it anymore. A tremendously talented art community who loves this style is what will save the day. This is how it always goes, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Here's a good article from The Verge: http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/12/18/3780158/instagrams-new-terms-of-service-what-they-really-mean Photos you've marked private or restricted access to won't be used for promotions. Can you imagine the potential lawsuits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morningcoffee Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Here's a good article from The Verge: http://mobile.thever...hey-really-mean Photos you've marked private or restricted access to won't be used for promotions. Cam you imagine the potential lawsuits? Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I don't post photos on Facebook. In spite of its popularity, I'm still amazed that people do. All I have is a profile pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Yeah, but FB now owns Instagram. So it is FB's policy and practices. But as long as I don't have my photos set to "public" (and they're not), I have not given Facebook permission to use them (according to their own policy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I really don't have a dog in this fight as I have never used either, but hasn't Facebook made everything public a couple of times causing everyone to reset their preferences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I really don't have a dog in this fight as I have never used either, but hasn't Facebook made everything public a couple of times causing everyone to reset their preferences? I go into my kids accounts every few months and change everything back to private. Whenever facebook makes changes or puts in new features, those features are automatically set to public until you notice and set them back. I hate for my high schoolers to be completely out of the facebook loop, especially since they have so many old friends back East, but honestly the whole Facebook think infuriates me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I just read about this (on FB of all places :glare: ) Actually, they don't have the right to sell your photos, but to use any of your content without compesation. Having an account means that you have given them permission to use your photos. This is why we don't use Instgram. Never saw a use for it and now it seems even less useful. Facebook also has the right to use your photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Also, from the CNet article: Update, December 18 at 2:50 p.m. PT: Instagram has backed down, as we report in thisCNET article posted a few minutes ago. Instagram says it will "remove" the language that caused a user revolt over the last day. For now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Also, from the CNet article: Update, December 18 at 2:50 p.m. PT: Instagram has backed down, as we report in thisCNET article posted a few minutes ago. Instagram says it will "remove" the language that caused a user revolt over the last day. For now. They're not changing their new policy, just clarifying it in light of the controversy: "Systrom writes that it will "modify specific parts of the terms to make it more clear what will happen with your photos," and that it has no plans to sell them." http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/12/18/3781860/instagram-on-its-new-tos-its-not-our-intention-to-sell-your-photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somo_chickenlady Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I honestly don't care. I only use Instagram on my ipod, which takes terrible blurry, grainy pictures. LOL Most of them are just pictures of my pets or the sunset, and I just use it when I need to take a quick pic to share with my family on FB. I don't imagine they would want to use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/t/story/opaque-instagram-ad-policy-change-riles-users-18006007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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