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Be Aware of Pinterest Legality Terms

She browsed Pinterest's Terms of Use section. In it she found Pinterest's members are solely responsible for what they pin and repin. They must have explicit permission from the owner to post everything.

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Pinterest encourages repinning community photos though, so Kristen found it hard to believe the act was unlawful. She continued to dig.

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Kristen turned to federal copyright laws and found a section on fair use. Copyrighted work can only be used without permission when someone is criticizing it, commenting on it, reporting on it, teaching about it, or conducting research.  Repinning doesn't fall under any of those categories.

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If that didn't scare Kristen enough, the all caps section of Pinterest's Terms of Use did.

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Basically, if a photographer sues you for pinning an image illegally on Pinterest, the user must not only pay for his or her lawyer, they must also pay for Pinterest's lawyer.  In addition, the defendant must pay all charges against him or herself, along with all of Pinterest's charges.


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