Pinterest Under Fire

For all you loyal Pinners out there, Pinterest may not seem what it’s all cracked up to be. Last month attorney and photographer Kristin Kowalski delted her Pinterest inspiration boards. Kowalski explained in a blog post following the deletion of her account that the site's terms of use stipulate that people who pin photos to the site agree that they are the owners of the photos or have permission from the owners to post them.
We all know that every time we pin something we are not getting the copyrights from the owner of the photograph. We just look at the picture and repin.
For now, Bruce Johnson, attorney, suggests users should shield themselves by contacting copyright owners before posting images. But by doing that it would take the fun out of what Pinterest is all about, quickly looking at an image and repining the image. And who has the time to contact everyone owner of an image?
Pinterest founder, Ben Silbermann is aware of the problems. Silberman said he knows there are issues Pinterest and the fear of claims of copyright infringement, and he wants to figure out a way to make 'his little Web page' … work within the confines of the law and in a way where photographers and every user feels comfortable.

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