But only articles where the writer responds to the comments and questions because aren’t you sick of taking the time and effort to leave a relevant message or question to an article only to receive absolutely no response at all even after waiting for weeks? Looking for anyone who knows, can help, or has info about Pinterest?
The questions are:
What are you allowed to pin on Pinterest?
If you see an image with a pin it button, does that mean that you’re free to pin the pic or do you have to double-check if it’s copyrighted or whatever? Does everyone on Pinterest do that?What are you allowed to repin on Pinterest?
If you see an image already pinned on the Pinterest website, are you allowed to repin that pic, assuming the original pinner already did their research and confirmed that the photo was okay to pin or do you have to double-check?Where should the pinned pic on Pinterest link to?
If you see an image on an article and said pic is either in the public domain or has the creative commons license and you decide to pin that picture, where should the photograph link to? Should the pinned pic link back to the article where you found it or to the place where the article author found the pic (like flickr or Wikimedia Commons)?Here are some of the comments from this article, back when it used to be posted elsewhere:
BarbRad wrote on December 18, 2014, 2:31 AM:
Many people refuse to pin work or have Pinterest accounts or allow pinning from their sites because they believe Pinterest members don't respect copyrights. Read the Pinterest terms of service and it should answer your questions about that. I know some people don't want their work pinned because they are afraid it will be stolen.
I personally like the site and i'm not afraid of it. It's a great place to pin the photos that appear in your articles. After you pin something, you will have the option of seeing it immediately. if you do that, you can open your pin in edit mode and you'll see the link target. You can change if if necessary. If there is copyright information you want people to see, you can put it into the description of the pin, as well as the link you'd like people to use. Keep in mind, though, that those who repin can change your description or your link when they edit it. Affiliate referrals don't always keep their codes intact.
FreyaYuki replied to BarbRad on January 3, 2015, 7:56 AM:
Thanks for the info. 😃 If I pin an image from an article, like the ones here on Persona Paper, and those images have the creative commons license or are in the public domain, where should the pin link to - the article on Persona Paper where I saw the image or where the image originally came from (for example, Wikimedia Commons, flickr, etc)?
BarbRad replied to FreyaYuki on January 4, 2015, 12:19 AM:
Just use pin-it to pin the photo and it should automatically link back to the article where it appeared. If it doesn't, you can change the link by editing the link. The article will have the photo credit.
FreyaYuki replied to BarbRad on January 4, 2015, 1:20 AM:
Ah, I see. Thanks 😃 I'm really new at this Pinterest stuff.
Ruby3881 wrote on December 18, 2014, 1:54 PM:
I don't see why people are so upset about pinning things on Pinterest, when sharing a link to Google+, Facebook, Tsu, etc. does exactly the same thing. If someone wants to steal work they'll do it, no matter where it's shared, or whether it's not shared at all.
As far as what you can or can't pin, anything that you want to share and that is appropriate can be pinned. Some content may violate the Pinterest terms, but I think most sites have the same rules about that. No p0rn or $exually explicit content, no glorifying drugs, tobacco products, alcohol, gambling, etc., no hate speech, no scams. Otherwise, it's probably safe. Do be careful to follow the rules of the site whose content you want to pin, as well. For example, Bubblews allows users to pin content - but only one pin per post.
The link should be taken care of by Pinterest if you're using their add-on. It automatically links to the page where the image is displayed. If you add a pin manually, that's where you should link too.
Hope that helps!
FreyaYuki replied to Ruby3881 on January 3, 2015, 8:16 AM:
Thank you. This does help. 😃 Just to clarify something though - for example, I see an image in an article here on Persona Paper and that image has the creative commons license or is in the public domain (for example, it could be located on flickr, deviantArt, Wikimedia Commons, etc) and I decide to pin that image manually. Where should that pin link to? Should it link to the article here on Persona Paper or should it link to the site where the image originally came from? Thanks.
Kasman wrote on December 18, 2014, 2:17 PM:
FreyaYuki, BarbRad, Ruby3881 - one of my connections on Pinterest has an interesting and useful guide about images on Pinterest. Go here: https://www.pinterest.com/vallain/pin-disclaimer/
Ruby3881 replied to Kasman on December 19, 2014, 7:05 AM:
I didn't find a guide there, though there was a disclaimer (twice - slightly different wording) and a useful tutorial for finding the original source of an image in a pin. Thanks for sharing! I hadn't found Virginia on Pinterest 😃
FreyaYuki replied to Kasman on January 3, 2015, 5:33 AM:
Thanks for the link. I checked it out but all I saw was what Ruby said below. Still, the tutorial for finding the original source of an image on Pinterest was useful.
*Notes:
- This was previously published on Persona Paper on December 18, 2014, 12:32 AM
- Pinterest pic is by vastateparksstaff (CC:BY) from flickr
