Pinterest vs. MegauploadPin(terest) some banknotes to your wall - just in case...
Eine ironische Situation zu Zeiten von ACTA: Pinterest ist zum "Shooting Star" am "Social Sharing" Himmel geworden und es wird geteilt, was das Zeug hält. Bei den Inhalten handelt es sich vornehmlich - oder gar ausschließlich - um Bilder. Nicht nur die juristische Welt fragt sich, inwiefern am Sockel des Urheberrechts gerüttelt wird, auch jedem Nutzer ist über die letzten Wochen kräftig ins Unrechtsbewußtsein geredet worden.It's an ironic situation when the world pushes ACTA to keep freedom of information exchange and along comes Pinterest which allows people to pin and repin, spread and consume images, videos etc. It is not about the fact that Pinterest particularly encourages people not to ponder about the implications of copyright but that it uses the social dynamics of "what-do-I-care-if-anyone-else-shares-it" attitude combined with the effective features of the internet for fast viral dispersion of any kind of content. Anyway, it raises the question about the legal implications for the user when Pinterest states some things in its TERMS OF USE: If a user uploads content, he agrees to grant a non-explicit but comprehensive royalty-free-licence of the work to the platform. Of course, this is the only way to ensure for the company (Cold Brew Labs) the use of user generated content - where it not […]