Posted on February 21, 2012 by ameliajamesauthor

I have a Pinterest account, but after reading this I deleted all my pins. I wasn’t using it much anyway, and I mostly posted other indie authors books. I won’t contribute to copyright violators.

Janelle Jensen

When I first heard of the new social sharing website, Pinterest, I admit it caught my interest.  How unique!  Here’s a website where we can share like interests and gather ideas in one convenient place.  A social bulletin board where we can learn even more about our friends.

But then I started hearing about the darker side of Pinterest, specifically about their User Agreement.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a Pinterest-hater.  I still think it’s an interesting concept and can be done well.

But…

Let’s first take a look directly at Pinterest.  Let me lay out for your Pinterest’s terms of service, which can be seen here.

The Company
Just  a little reference information on Pinterest’s parent company.

We take your privacy seriously. Below you will find our policy. Cold Brew Labs, Inc. is the corporate name for Pinterest.

The Company’s Copyright Policy

Pinterest (“Pinterest”) respects the intellectual…

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About ameliajamesauthor

When I was in the third grade, my teacher wrote ‘tends to daydream’ on my report card. What did she expect from a girl raised on fairy tales? I’m convinced those fanciful stories led to the romance novel addiction I acquired in junior high. My mom caught me reading a particularly hot one and took it away from me. She couldn’t stop me from daydreaming though, and after I got married, I wrote some of my steamier daydreams down and sent them to Playgirl magazine. Two of them were published. I kept writing and eventually my short stories became romance novels. I live in Colorado now, but I’ll always be a loyal Wisconsin Cheesehead. When I’m not lusting after my next bad boy hero, I’m looking for inspiration in sci-fi and action movies, football players, morally ambiguous lawyers, muscle cars, and kick-butt chicks. Characters—the ever-present voices in my head—bring my books to life. They’re my imaginary friends. We all need to get away from reality for a little while. I prefer to escape with a sizzly, sexy, forever romance.
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