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Twitter rolling out photo uploads
Clark Brooks, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Urbana | IL | USA | Posted: 11:22 AM on 08.10.11 |
->> That sounded pretty good until you read the 'About' info page.
"What happens to the Exif data? I heard there are privacy concerns there.
We remove the Exif data on upload. It is not available to any consumers of your image."
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"What does “powered by Photobucket” mean?
Twitter is launching a native image experience that allows users to upload images directly to Twitter.com from a computer. The images themselves are hosted by Photobucket. "
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No TOS regarding what rights they "receive" in exchange for using the service or uploading image to their new server housing the images. |
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Melissa Wade, Photographer
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Boston | MA | USA | Posted: 1:43 PM on 08.11.11 |
| ->> They also don't even bother to ask if the person uploading has the right to do. |
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Kevin M. Cox, Photographer, Assistant
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Galveston & Houston | TX | US | Posted: 12:03 AM on 08.12.11 |
| ->> OK tested it out. The IPTC is stripped from the image as well as the EXIF. The file is also renamed so a watermark on the image is the only way to display copyright information. |
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Doug Pizac, Photographer
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Sandy | UT | USA | Posted: 10:58 AM on 08.12.11 |
->> Interesting that the Twitter upload strips out all the metadata in the name of "privacy" -- information where copyrights and ownerships reside -- while Photobucket's legal Terms of Use policies state that uploaders must obey the law (which includes copyright) and the site can remove unauthorized and/or commercial content.
And the Catch-22, or legal out, is how can Photobucket determine the validity of the imagery if all the metadata is scrubbed? That's like dealing in stolen merchandise as a front and using "I didn't know it was stolen because the identifying marks (driver's license in wallet, serial number on camera, VIN on car, etc) were missing -- even though it was my business that stripped them out" as a defense.
Unfortunately, this is why everything digital must be watermarked right in the picture because it is one's only hope of protecting your images. (And yes, there are some that digitally remove watermarks. But that's a lot of trouble for the average person.) |
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Joseph Zimmerman, Photographer
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Howard | Pa | USA | Posted: 6:25 PM on 08.12.11 |
| ->> [sarcasm]well the watermark doesn't mean anything. It has to have a copy right symbol or a big C on it or you're unperfessional. Other then that it is free game if you fail to follow copy right laws. [/sarcasm] |
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