That's my thought.  Why upload a picture directly when you could link
back to the page where it live and get more info.  I do that for the
food items that I pin.  That way I can bookmark the recipes and see
the full details.

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't really understand why people copy other people's pictures onto their
> own servers when they could link to them perfectly legally:
>
> <img src="http://www.web-options.com/Snaps/content/images/large/488.jpg";
> alt="Awesome snap by great genius Walkden" height="600" width="400" />
>
> I suppose the only risk is the host changes it for porn or something, or
> deletes it, but that's just the risk of any link on the internet.
>
> B
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
>> Igor Roshchin
>> Sent: 29 February 2012 17:25
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Photography-related legalese and pinterest/copyright issue
>>
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I thought some PDMLers might be interested reading this story about
>> copyright related issues at Pinterest:
>> http://www.businessinsider.com/pinterest-copyright-issues-lawyer-2012-2
>> http://ddkportraits.com/2012/02/why-i-tearfully-deleted-my-pinterest-
>> inspiration-boards/
>>
>> Igor
>>
>>
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