Moley Makes …

Hello my lovelies. How are things? We’ve had some absolutely gorgeous spring weather lately. It makes such a change to do things like dry the washing out on the line

and to greet each day with a smile. A bit of sunshine just seems to have such an uplifting effect, don’t you think?

But, I digress, as I really wanted to talk to you about Pinterest. Unless you’ve been living under a rock on Mars, you will be aware that Pinterest is basically an online pinboard, where you can share and pin images from the web to create your own personal virtual moodboards.  You can also repin images shared within Pinterest; and there lies the problem. A repin, of a repin, of a repin, of ….. well, you get the idea. To whom does the image belong and is the original source being credited. Do they want their work plastered over the Web in this fashion?

There have been a few bloggers discussing the problem of Pinterest and copyright infringements. A few are sitting on the fence over the legalities of it but others have decided not to risk it and have closed their accounts. If you run a search you can find a few articles discussing this dilemma. This article is particularly worrying and this one just plain scared me. Thank you Yvonne from The Yvestown Blog for highlighting this on your latest blog post.

I abhor people who steal images of other people’s handiwork and pass them off as their own. I feel awful that I may have repinned “stolen” images unwittingly. So I have decided to delete my Pinterest account. Luckily, I wasn’t sucked in too deeply by it, so I shan’t really miss it.

I shall, however, support the Link With Love campaign which is growing every day. I will also be checking into Creative Commons licensing, to familiarise myself with the different options available.

Till next time. Happy crafting and remember, if you do see a fabulous item to share. Ask first and link back to the rightful owner.