Facebook now owns your photos

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Read in the paper today that our glorious government has just given in to the demands of US corporations and passed a law allowing Facebook to deem all photos uploaded to your page as "orphan photos" and allow their use by third parties in everything from advertising to pornography. The company that wants to use your work without paying a penny just has to make a standard declaration that they made every effort to find the copyright holder.

I'm writing to my MP about it and I'm now removing all photos from my page and uploading new versions with ugly, disfiguring watermarks on them. This is breathtaking legalised theft.
 
Nonsense.

If they are on your page, they can't possibly be orphaned.


Steve.
 
Steve Smith said:
Nonsense.

If they are on your page, they can't possibly be orphaned.


Steve.
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Apparently so. You can only avoid this by regeristing each photo, which apparently costs money. And bear in mind that Facebook strips out any exif info etc in the uploading process. I'm trying to find out more about this, it was just a snippet in this morning's free paper which I read.
 
I can't understand why people upload any half decent or personal photos to Facebook anyway.
If it's not being "used" by Facebook - it's nicked by some other user on many occasion :shrug:
 
Rooster said:
Apparently so. You can only avoid this by regeristing each photo, which apparently costs money. And bear in mind that Facebook strips out any exif info etc in the uploading process. I'm trying to find out more about this, it was just a snippet in this morning's free paper which I read.
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The best answer to this is to choose your newspaper more carefully. :)
 
Rooster said:
I'll be interested to see what the definition of a "diligent search" is.
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If it's on your Facebook page, and Facebook can't link the picture with the person whose page it is on, then their search has been anything but diligent.
 
Rooster said:
I'll be interested to see what the definition of a "diligent search" is.
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It's certainly more comprehensive than actually looking at the name on the Facebook account where you found the image - although that's probably enough!

Bolly said:
Is this similar to the instagram incident a few months ago?
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Do you mean the Instagram non-incident?


Steve.
 
Phil V said:
The best answer to this is to choose your newspaper more carefully. :)
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The correct answer.

Sounds like this was printed in some anti US publication who have a habit of putting an alarmist spin on any 'news' item they print.

Remember if it is printed in the mainstream media, you should always always check the story out before actually considering it to be the truth.
 
Is the sky falling in today?

I am happy to upload many many pics to facebuk, I ALWAYS own them. Mass panic and hysteria is a good spectator sport and it gives me a chuckle or two.

Unperturbed.
 
phil8139 said:
Is the sky falling in today?

I am happy to upload many many pics to facebuk, I ALWAYS own them. Mass panic and hysteria is a good spectator sport and it gives me a chuckle or two.

Unperturbed.
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This :thumbs:

Although we are all clearly going to hell in a hand cart
 
London Headshots said:
Rooster is right. FACEBOOK OWNS YOUR PHOTOS
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

No they don't.

linky link #2 = You own all of the content and information you post on Facebook, and you can control how it is shared

The biggest problem is ignorance, and the hype that the social media breathes fire into.

Facebuk never has and never will take ownership of your possessions. They may take control of your mind though - just like adverts do, persuade you into their way of thinking.

Blah blah blah.
 
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Correct. They don't.

Some time ago FB issued some terms that some people incorrectly interpreted that FB can use your photos for whatever they like. The terms were actually there to allow FB to use their technology so your friends could tag and share the images you upload to their servers.
 
Metal God said:
Correct. They don't.

Some time ago FB issued some terms that some people incorrectly interpreted that FB can use your photos for whatever they like. The terms were actually there to allow FB to use their technology so your friends could tag and share the images you upload to their servers.
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:plusone: Just like the terms of this site has to have in place. I love my new spectator sport - DON'T PANIC DON'T PANIC :lol::lol::lol:
 
phil8139 said:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

No they don't.

linky link #2 = You own all of the content and information you post on Facebook, and you can control how it is shared

The biggest problem is ignorance, and the hype that the social media breathes fire into.

Facebuk never has and never will take ownership of your possessions. They may take control of your mind though - just like adverts do, persuade you into their way of thinking.

Blah blah blah.
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I think you might've missed the sarcasm. Hence the uppercase.
 
Tha legislation isn't written as yet so the media articles are a bit hasty, it is potentially quite concerning though and certainly worth keeping a close eye on as more details are released....

As regards Facebook and social media in general it definitely has uses regarding personal/business promotion and I for one would miss the opportunity to get my photography out to a wider audience should the need arise to stop using it in future

Simon
 
Guys, don't listen to anyone in this thread acting like they're talking sense. FACEBOOK OWNS YOUR PHOTOS.

I've taken all the images from the websites of rival photographers and uploaded them to my Facebook. Slick move eh? Now nobody owns their own work except me!

Just did something pretty clever, too - took the main Google image from the front page and uploaded that. Not Google don't even own their own logo anymore! About to screw Ronald McDonald next!
 
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Nice reverse manoeuvre there John, maybe you're next calling is politics or spin doctor :suspect:

Phil.
 
I removed nearly all my images months back and don't upload any images to it now.

A friend told me they'd downloaded one of my images and printed it out - not something I minded but it does go to show just how easy things like this is down once on the web.
 
I do find it strange that the people who try to shout the loudest about their loss of rights and privacy are the ones who don't seem to have taken the time and RESPONSIBILITY to see what they have signed up for.

Take my wife (not literally) who clicks and likes the vast majority of scams that are all over facebuk in the hope of winning a Spa weekend - a years free shopping - a weekend away - a holiday home etc etc. Even after pointing out the pitfalls she has the opinion of ' well it can't hurt to try'.

IGNORANCE and force fed mass hysteria is the RESPONSIBILITY of the reader.

I even have a relative that was so angered by a remark I made on her FB post that she deleted and blocked me. She now thinks my post has vanished as she can't see it, but it's still there for the world to see. Even after pointing this out, she is a non believer.

So, FB now owns my pics......... well that's one less thing I have to be responsible for eh?

RTFM has never been so poignant :D

As we are in a gullible mood - if anyone wants to send me a huge lump of cash, I will tell you how to not get ripped off by sending a huge lump of cash to someone :crazy:

Off out to clean the windows - someone might want to take ownership of the image they see through them.
 
Put on a huge watermark.

That will screw them!:thumbs:
 
London Headshots said:
But then they'll own the watermark as well. Then you won't be able to use your own watermark.
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So design a seperate Facebook watermark?:D

I do believe that a watermark covering 40 - 60% of the image would make them think twice about using it?
 
They probably do this already! With or without our knowledge. It's just finding the culprit and having the funds to do anything about that's the problem!
 
Imagine if someone invents a device to upload a person to Facebook. You'd be their slave.
 
Someone should upload a photo of the world debt to Bookface.
 
I'm going to upload my daughter, I don't mind looking after her until she grows up, but Facebook need to foot the bill.
 
In consideration of worry over losing my images I've come up with a new form of Copyright message that I feel gets the idea across really well - see what you think... :shrug:

Dave

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DG Phototraining said:
In consideration of worry over losing my images I've come up with a new form of Copyright message that I feel gets the idea across really well - see what you think... :shrug:

Dave
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I'd go for a bolder font ;)
 
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