Friday, February 24, 2012

I Give You Permission to Pin!

Up until recently, I viewed Pinterest as my own personal web bulletin board. But within the last week, there has been several articles floating around about the "small print" on Pinterest that I guess many people failed to read.... Apparently, once something is "pinned"onto a Pinterest board, Pinterest then owns all rights to use, duplicate and sell this image. Well, my biggest concern when realizing this was "oh my goodness, I pinned so many things.....I gave Pinterest the right to own someone else's image without their permission!"  I can't imagine Pinterest not catching wind of the "copyright" and "ownership" issue soon; I am curious to see how things change in the future. In the meantime, I give you permission to pin WHATEVER YOU LIKE! In fact, I encourage it : )

If you love teacher blogs check out Laura Candler's Corkboard Connections Blog. She has started a linky party for teachers who want to announce that they have "granted the right to pin". Check this site out when you get a chance. Not only is it super resourceful if you are looking for resources for teaching literacy, but because there are several teachers who have already started to link up.


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Have a great weekend : )


4 comments:

  1. I am your newest follower! Thanks for the pointers on Pinterest. I wondered why everyone was getting the "permission to pin" buttons. I would love for you to visit my blog sometime!
    ~Jada
    Daisy Days for Learning

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  2. Hi there, very cute blog and I'm your newest follower. Love your blog title too, very clever. I will have to visit often. Love pinterst too! :o)
    Vicky
    Traditions Laughter and Happily Ever After

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  3. Love pinning your blog! Thanks for giving permission.

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  4. I am having my first linky party and you are invited! When you think about your first year of teaching or when you switched grade levels, what do you wish you would have known before you began? Hop over to my blog and share your teaching tips!

    Michelle
    Teach123

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