Using other people’s images in Pinterest hinges on whether these digital pinboards fall under the Fair Use provision of the US copyright law. Attribution or credit is not always enough! Many images are available only through paid licensing, if at all.Will placing this image in the Pinterest image pool damage the artist’s ability to earn a living? Remember, the artist decides this one, not you!.Does the artist authorize royalty-free, non-commercial “fair use” of their image in social media, including Pinterest?.The most important things to think about when pinning an image are: After a close call with a re-pin that turned out to be unauthorized, I realized I needed to think out a personal pinning policy. Pinterest does indeed link back to the web page where the pinning member found an image, but thanks to the ease of copy, paste and post, that might not be the website belonging to the original artist, but an anonymous blog that doesn’t ask permission or give credit. It seemed like the perfect way to collect and enjoy all the gorgeous things I see online while still respecting the usage rights of other creatives. However, things aren’t that simple.
A big plus for me was that if used properly, Pinterest credits the images links back to the original source. Pinterest provides artists with the chance to share their art with others as it creates fun collages or ‘pinboards’of all the beautiful imagery that inspires them. ~Wren Allen I joined Pinterest recently and am just as besotted with this new online past-time. How to Use Pinterest and Still Respect Others’ Copyrightsĭisclaimer: I am not a lawyer, just an artist who tries to follow the Golden Rule and respect other people’s copyrights like I would want them to respect mine.
In light of the overwhelming interest in Pinterest, plus the popularity of my recent post, “I’m Hooked! Why 10 Reasons Why Artists Love Pinterest”, I wanted to address the issue of copyright concerns.Ī while back I had my own artistic copyrights infringed via Facebook, How I Stopped a Copycat Artist on Facebook – you may want to see what happened to me. Nevertheless, fellow artist and Pinterest user, Wren Allenhas researched and written this helpful guest post on the heated topic of Pinterest and our copyrights.
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