Instagram Can Now Sell Your Images Without Your Knowledge
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Instagram Can Now Sell Your Images Without Your Knowledge
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Instragram just updated their new terms of service today, and the fine print, while not shocking, certainly is concerning especially if you use the service to show off your work. Instagram has stated that starting on Jan. 16 the service will be able to use and sell your images for advertising without your knowledge and without offering compensation leaving users with the short end of the stick.
When you first read the new terms of service nothing seems to be out of the ordinary until you reach the ‘rights’ portion of the TOS. It explains what users of the service have authority over and in return what Instagram can do with publicly posted data specifically concerning advertising. While it says that you retain copyright of any material that’s posted (as long as you rightfully own it), you will be giving Instagram a royalty-free and no limits license to use anything you post as long as it’s posted publicly.
“Instagram does not claim ownership of any Content that you post on or through the Service. Instead, you hereby grant to Instagram a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to use the Content that you post on or through the Service, except that you can control who can view certain of your Content and activities on the Service as described in the Service’s Privacy Policy, available here:http://instagram.com/legal/privacy/.”
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It later states that anything you post, including your display name, photos (including metadata), likeness, and/or actions can be sold by Instagram to other parties or companies to be used for advertising without any compensation to you or without your knowledge of the exchange/sale.
“Some or all of the Service may be supported by advertising revenue. To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you. If you are under the age of eighteen (18), or under any other applicable age of majority, you represent that at least one of your parents or legal guardians has also agreed to this provision (and the use of your name, likeness, username, and/or photos (along with any associated metadata)) on your behalf.
You acknowledge that we may not always identify paid services, sponsored content, or commercial communications as such.”
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Now, before you start a filter pack panic realize that Instagram is a wide and vast place on the internet and over 4 billion photos and other data have been posted to the site. The chances of your data being used is slim, but the possibility is out there, and therein lies the problem. So, unless your posts are kept completely private you’re open to having your photos ripped off and sold to any company that Instagram sees fit, without a paycheck or even a polite, ‘Hey, we’re selling your stuff, thanks buddy, Instagram out, peace.’
With Facebook now owning Instagram and having over 300 million photos posted each day it leads to believe that this may be a direction that the internet ruler (or dark lord) is heading towards in the near future. Perhaps it’s time to dust off that good ole’ Facebook copyright notice hoax and tuck it safely away for safe keeping. Not that it would do any good when it announces it now owns your soul.
When you first read the new terms of service nothing seems to be out of the ordinary until you reach the ‘rights’ portion of the TOS. It explains what users of the service have authority over and in return what Instagram can do with publicly posted data specifically concerning advertising. While it says that you retain copyright of any material that’s posted (as long as you rightfully own it), you will be giving Instagram a royalty-free and no limits license to use anything you post as long as it’s posted publicly.
“Instagram does not claim ownership of any Content that you post on or through the Service. Instead, you hereby grant to Instagram a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to use the Content that you post on or through the Service, except that you can control who can view certain of your Content and activities on the Service as described in the Service’s Privacy Policy, available here:http://instagram.com/legal/privacy/.”
253012 10152124200190005 1596745623 n Instagram Can Now Sell Your Images Without Your Knowledge
It later states that anything you post, including your display name, photos (including metadata), likeness, and/or actions can be sold by Instagram to other parties or companies to be used for advertising without any compensation to you or without your knowledge of the exchange/sale.
“Some or all of the Service may be supported by advertising revenue. To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you. If you are under the age of eighteen (18), or under any other applicable age of majority, you represent that at least one of your parents or legal guardians has also agreed to this provision (and the use of your name, likeness, username, and/or photos (along with any associated metadata)) on your behalf.
You acknowledge that we may not always identify paid services, sponsored content, or commercial communications as such.”
391339 10151933823470005 914287160 n Instagram Can Now Sell Your Images Without Your Knowledge
Now, before you start a filter pack panic realize that Instagram is a wide and vast place on the internet and over 4 billion photos and other data have been posted to the site. The chances of your data being used is slim, but the possibility is out there, and therein lies the problem. So, unless your posts are kept completely private you’re open to having your photos ripped off and sold to any company that Instagram sees fit, without a paycheck or even a polite, ‘Hey, we’re selling your stuff, thanks buddy, Instagram out, peace.’
With Facebook now owning Instagram and having over 300 million photos posted each day it leads to believe that this may be a direction that the internet ruler (or dark lord) is heading towards in the near future. Perhaps it’s time to dust off that good ole’ Facebook copyright notice hoax and tuck it safely away for safe keeping. Not that it would do any good when it announces it now owns your soul.
#2
Interesting, however not surprising.
I have one
, but as with most users, use it to post something quirky or neat every once in a while. I probably only post on there maybe twice a month at most.
However, I do follow a couple people on there (which I'm not sure how I found to begin with) that are clearly either people who have spent "considerable" money on in phone photo-editing software, or are taking pictures as they normally do, then upload them to their phone and later Instagram. Needless to say, they are of decent quality at minimum and interesting for one reason or another. It kind of shame to see stuff like this happen, and would be a little bummed at the least if I found out my work had been used without my consent, or at least without credit.
I have one
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However, I do follow a couple people on there (which I'm not sure how I found to begin with) that are clearly either people who have spent "considerable" money on in phone photo-editing software, or are taking pictures as they normally do, then upload them to their phone and later Instagram. Needless to say, they are of decent quality at minimum and interesting for one reason or another. It kind of shame to see stuff like this happen, and would be a little bummed at the least if I found out my work had been used without my consent, or at least without credit.
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i didn't read the article all the way but i wonder if you can sue instagram if they sell your picture but you put a copyright on the photo but upload it there. lol
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Interesting point.
I'm not an expert in the area, but from what understand/understood is that things like images are 'inherently' copyrighted. Putting a copyright symbol on it just reinforced or reminded others of that. Unless you mean to put your name or logo on it.
I'm not an expert in the area, but from what understand/understood is that things like images are 'inherently' copyrighted. Putting a copyright symbol on it just reinforced or reminded others of that. Unless you mean to put your name or logo on it.
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