Instagram - Care Needed?

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Instagram - Care Needed?

Postby Mike Farley » Thu 13 Aug 2020, 08:47

I do not use it myself, by I have heard that Instagram is a good site for viewing photography. Maybe for not much longer if Volvo has its way. The company is claiming that under Instagram's terms and conditions it has an automatic right to re-use anything posted there*. The matter has gone to court and Volvo is aggressively defending its position. It does make me wonder why such a well known company thinks this is worthwhile. Surely it has the ways and means to create its own images and at less cost than the potential losses if it is does not win the lawsuit. Apart from that, why would it want to risk its reputation over such a relatively trivial matter? Even if it comes out on top in the case, there are many who will feel that it has lost the moral argument**.

https://petapixel.com/2020/08/12/volvo- ... rt-filing/

* Volvo also claims Behance grants it the same privileges.

** Legal decisions can have their own baffling logic sometimes.
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Re: Instagram - Care Needed?

Postby Mike Farley » Fri 14 Aug 2020, 08:58

Possibly a coincidence that this was published at the same time as the story concerning the lawsuit against Volvo, possibly not. A useful article about negotiating with companies and pricing work.

https://www.dpreview.com/opinion/312166 ... our-photos
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