Photographers, beware of user generated content terms and conditions
I shared a photograph on Instagram, tagged the hotel where the photo was made, and was asked if it was ok to repost the photo. That’s a normal thing which happens daily to thousands of people on Instagram. But Hilton linked to their terms and conditions for user generated content. What I read shocked me. By approving their use of your photo on Instagram, you’re also approving their use to sell and do anything they want with your photo, and even your profile and profile photo. I’m not a lawyer, but that’s how I interpreted it. Photographers beware. Check T&C before approving user generated content. SUBSCRIBE ➜ https://www.youtube.com/scottwyden?sub_confirmation=1 BLOG ➜ https://scottwyden.com COMMUNITY ➜ https://scottwyden.com/newsletter TWITTER ➜ http://twitter.com/scottwyden INSTAGRAM ➜ http://instagram.com/scottwyden FACEBOOK ➜ http://facebook.com/scottwyden MY CAMERA GEAR ➜ https://scottwyden.com/gear ALL ABOUT THAT GLASS ➜ https://scottwyden.com/glass Instagram photo ➜ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQeNGhejXDg Hilton T&C ➜ http://HiltonIGrules.com Legal Advice ➜ https://scottwyden.com/recommends/lawtog “You hereby grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, sell, assign, translate, create derivative works from, distribute and display any Submission in whole or in part, as well as your name and other identifying information, including without limitation any social media identifier, handle, profile picture, image, likeness, posts, statements or other information available or provided by you, in any form, media, or technology, whether now known or hereafter developed in connection with the Hilton marketing, advertising and promotional activities referred to above.” This channel uses affiliate links for products and services recommended. Not always, but many times. For example, Amazon links will always be affiliate links. That means I make a tiny commission if you purchase the linked product. Want to improve your YouTube content? Check out TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/scottwyden. It’s the tool I use to research titles, keywords, and do many other awesome optimization of each video.
I shared a photograph on Instagram, tagged the hotel where the photo was made, and was asked if it was ok to repost the photo. That’s a normal thing which happens daily to thousands of people on Instagram. But Hilton linked to their terms and conditions for user generated content. What I read shocked me. By approving their use of your photo on Instagram, you’re also approving their use to sell and do anything they want with your photo, and even your profile and profile photo. I’m not a lawyer, but that’s how I interpreted it. Photographers beware. Check T&C before approving user generated content. SUBSCRIBE ➜ https://www.youtube.com/scottwyden?sub_confirmation=1 BLOG ➜ https://scottwyden.com COMMUNITY ➜ https://scottwyden.com/newsletter TWITTER ➜ http://twitter.com/scottwyden INSTAGRAM ➜ http://instagram.com/scottwyden FACEBOOK ➜ http://facebook.com/scottwyden MY CAMERA GEAR ➜ https://scottwyden.com/gear ALL ABOUT THAT GLASS ➜ https://scottwyden.com/glass Instagram photo ➜ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQeNGhejXDg Hilton T&C ➜ http://HiltonIGrules.com Legal Advice ➜ https://scottwyden.com/recommends/lawtog “You hereby grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, sell, assign, translate, create derivative works from, distribute and display any Submission in whole or in part, as well as your name and other identifying information, including without limitation any social media identifier, handle, profile picture, image, likeness, posts, statements or other information available or provided by you, in any form, media, or technology, whether now known or hereafter developed in connection with the Hilton marketing, advertising and promotional activities referred to above.” This channel uses affiliate links for products and services recommended. Not always, but many times. For example, Amazon links will always be affiliate links. That means I make a tiny commission if you purchase the linked product. Want to improve your YouTube content? Check out TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/scottwyden. It’s the tool I use to research titles, keywords, and do many other awesome optimization of each video.