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Posted by TomOC: Tue Dec 18th, 2012 13:51 1st Post
http://connect.dpreview.com/post/9262192527/what-you-need-to-kn0w-instagram


I've always hated Facebook, so this won't really affect me, but it makes you wonder about the other photo posting/sharing/database sites. What about Flickr? What about others?

The only one I have trusted to date is Photo.net, but I rarely post there either except to allow someone I want to have an image download it.

What do you think about these other sites???



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Posted by steve of oxford: Tue Dec 18th, 2012 15:08 2nd Post
I have my photo on facebook, but need not worry about it being sold. No one would pay money for it.

But it just goes to show any opportunity to make money and they're right there these days.



Posted by Eric: Tue Dec 18th, 2012 15:23 3rd Post
I suspect the time has come to ask yourselves "why am I posting my images on the Internet at all?"

I am even nervous about sending clients work via large file transfer or Dropbox because they could well be the next to say "finders keepers".



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Posted by Squarerigger: Tue Dec 18th, 2012 16:17 4th Post
Thanks for the info Tom. Greedy money grubbing .... :whip:

Glad I am socially recluse and don't go in for facebook, and all the rest of these systems. :negativenod:



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Posted by steve of oxford: Tue Dec 18th, 2012 16:53 5th Post
Eric wrote:
I suspect the time has come to ask yourselves "why am I posting my images on the Internet at all?"

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Well I did just to let certain people know I'm still alive, and doing rather well despite their efforts. I figured facebook was for rubbing people's faces in it.



Posted by TomOC: Tue Dec 18th, 2012 16:56 6th Post
Eric wrote:
I suspect the time has come to ask yourselves "why am I posting my images on the Internet at all?"

I am even nervous about sending clients work via large file transfer or Dropbox because they could well be the next to say "finders keepers".

I definitely understand that reaction, but you just can't miss the opportunity that the technology gives us.

You just have to do what you can to stay safe...Dropbox, for instance, let's you give someone the link but password protect it - then delete the folder after the client downloads it.

As much as I hate the idea of getting robbed, there are a LOT of people who have used FB, Flickr, and other sites as great marketing places. I just have a hard time putting in the effort they do :-)

Tom



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Posted by blackfox: Tue Dec 18th, 2012 17:03 7th Post
hmmmm i use FLICKR , as well as making lots of friends through there its done me proud as lots of my photos have appeared on springwatch and autumnwatch on the BBC via flickr ,also had photos published in books and magazines via flickr and even one in the mail on sunday .also have a large amount of photos being used on BBC wales nature website .

sometimes i have even been paid for there use ,my lad as well has sold a few hundred pounds worth of photo rights via flickr so all things being equal and as long as you use common sense in the upload sizes there nothing wrong with that one



Posted by jk: Tue Dec 18th, 2012 17:49 8th Post
Yes I saw that earlier today when I was doing my news review.
I know that these very cheap services have to get money somehow but really this is theft. Hollywood bitches about film theft via PirateBay and the same with the music industry.

Either we need to move to a new paradigm that says publish and make it freely available. Publish being used in its widest sense.
Or else we need to be very strictly protectionist about copyright. This is a binary situation there is no middle ground!



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Posted by Robert: Wed Dec 19th, 2012 03:50 9th Post
Update?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20777616



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Posted by Eric: Wed Dec 19th, 2012 05:27 10th Post
TomOC wrote:
Eric wrote:
I suspect the time has come to ask yourselves "why am I posting my images on the Internet at all?"

I am even nervous about sending clients work via large file transfer or Dropbox because they could well be the next to say "finders keepers".

I definitely understand that reaction, but you just can't miss the opportunity that the technology gives us.

You just have to do what you can to stay safe...Dropbox, for instance, let's you give someone the link but password protect it - then delete the folder after the client downloads it.

As much as I hate the idea of getting robbed, there are a LOT of people who have used FB, Flickr, and other sites as great marketing places. I just have a hard time putting in the effort they do :-)

Tom

I understand the opportunities....it just think the consequences need to be thought out first.

I guess that I no longer feel the urge to stick my head up above the parapet and shout " look at me, look at me!"...... come to think of it, I don't think I ever did.



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Posted by Gilbert Sandberg: Wed Dec 19th, 2012 07:47 11th Post
Gents,
I agree on the copyrights issues.
But no-one here has wondered: who needs instagram?
(I agree these thoughts may be the services owners worst nightmare, something similar has happened before)
Regards, Gilbert
Note similar copyrights issues are involved in many so-called photo-contests (Not Nikon's).


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