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I'm trying to imagine a scenario where I post a pic, they sell it in one of their publications, then sue when someone else also uses it. I think it sounds ridic
by jcasman 15y ago
I'm trying to imagine a scenario where I post a pic, they sell it in one of their publications, then sue when someone else also uses it. I think it sounds ridiculous, but isn't this one of those legal scenarios were it's possible but not probable? No, I'm still not happy about the principal of it.
- pavel_lishin 15y agoWhen you say "someone else", do you mean you?
- jambo 15y agoAlso, users don't assign copyright, they merely (if the users have actually agreed to these terms) grant TwitPic a non-exclusive license. All someone has to do to get around it is tweet @ you and get your permission to use the image instead of getting TwitPic's (or their affiliate's) permission.
- marshray 15y agoRight. That suggests that the value of WENN is mainly going to be as a convenience clearinghouse for quick and easy licensing of the images. Don't post it on TwitPic unless you want it to be used by others. WENN/TwitPic may get paid but, probably no one's going to get much out of any individual image either.