Update: Photobucket Video

By Jonathan Bailey • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Articles, Personal Experiences, Products

It has been over a week since the latest Photobucket Video went live and it seems to be doing very well. Though not as popular as the original article, it is garnering a great deal of attention on forums and other artist sites.

If you have not seen the video, here it is:

If you want to take action, you can do so by contacting Photobucket and contacting Qoop to let them know about the video and express your displeasure at the feature.

Also, consider signing the original petition and making your voice heard that way.

Thank you for your continued support on this issue and, with luck, cooler heads will prevail in this matter.

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  • In this video it shows that even in Flickr you can use an image from someone else without permission on a blog (blog this image tab). Isn't that copyright infringement?
  • Depends on who you're talking about. The DMCA provides protection against infringement by users so long as the host does not obtain any direct benefit from the infringement. In the case of Flickr, they do not profit from anyone embedding the image in their blog, in fact, they lose money.

    For Flickr, this isn't a concern, but it is one for the person who uploaded the image. They could still be held liable and, indeed, it is an infringement for them. It's a strange world but the DMCA is specific about when a host is immune from liability and it favors the behavior of Flickr over Photobucket...
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