March 15, 2012

Washington Post | The Next Web
Pinterest is telling content creators it does care about the potential for copyright violations as its millions of users “pin” images from all over the Web. The company notes it lets any website opt-out of having content shared to Pinterest, and is responsive to takedown requests. Most sites seem happy to work with the burgeoning network, however, because it drives significant traffic. Facebook, Google and YouTube are among the biggest beneficiaries. || Related: Revamped Pinterest profile pages, iPad app coming soon (CNN) | How to track your website’s content on Pinterest (Mashable) | Women trust Pinterest more than Facebook or Twitter (Adweek) | Pinterest fueled by curation-over-content trend (ReadWriteWeb) | Founder talks about the road to success (Inc.) || Earlier: A list of newspapers on Pinterest

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