Comments on: Does Facebook Own Your Photos?

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:06:19 +0000

I dont post on Flickr either there was a big campaign where images were taken from flickr for free and nothing was given to the photographers, I now use a new site called http://www.phartgallery.com where you obtain copyright, you give them the right to distribute the image in a way that promotes your work and the site but thats all just to get exposure but all images on the site must be bought to be used, very secure.

By: Tyler Ingram

Tyler Ingram — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:56:16 +0000

I do the same now for Facebook. Resize to 500px wide at most and then drop resolution down to 72dpi and set quality to about 60%. That way they do not have a version to be able to use in print, though I would think they would use people’s photos for online marketing.

Does anyone know of anyone who has had Facebook use their photos though?

By: Aæex

Aæex — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:19:05 +0000

I just don’t upload any particularly good pics on facebook. Sure, There are som fantastic landscapes here and there, but they are al resized to 25% before uploading to facebook. So they will never be able to print them in good quality or use in ads. Also, most pictures I want to share I simply send to people by email. If they wanna keep allright, if not, they delete

By: Mim

Mim — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:12:23 +0000

I’ve got pics of my baby up on facebook and so do all my friends who are mothers … I would hate to think that anyone would use my sweet innocent baby pics for bad purposes … this discussion makes me want to delete all of them from facebook. But then my family from all over the world couldn’t see my baby growing up … it’s a dilemna for sure! There’s got to be some sort of regulation for this stuff!

By: Theo

Theo — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:48:04 +0000

If your photos have people in them surely Facebook will be unlikely to use them commercially as hey have no way of knowing if the subject has signed a model release form or not?

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:35:53 +0000

It is scary thinking that facebook will might use our photo’s for particular things. However, I do believe that the owner of facebook is not stupid enough to give away our photos to “sex stores” or anything of that kind. They might just use our photos to advertise facebook. They wouldn’t use our pictures for anything unfamiliar because they wouldn’t want to jeoperdize their reputation.
And i’m sure their statement above is only to protect them from having anyone sue them…because these days.. ppl sue for any reason.

By: VancityAllie

VancityAllie — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:50:25 +0000

I’m aware of Facebook’s policy, but I choose to ignore it. Even though I’m a photographer and I would be quite upset if someone else/Facebook used my photos, I have already been sucked into the vortex that is Facebook. Unfortunately, all my friends use it and it’s pretty much the one way I communicate with everyone in my social circles.

So I let Facebook have my photos, not by choice, but by force. Peer pressure force.

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By: Connor

Connor — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:25:48 +0000

Tyler you’ve made a good point and also why I don’t pics on facebook. I mean good they in theory could take your pics and sell them to like a sex toy company?? It’s a stretch but still

By: Raul

Raul — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:58:04 +0000

Now you understand why I am NOT on Facebook?