InstaGram is now InstaScam

“Instagram said today that it has the perpetual right to sell users’ photographs without payment or notification, a dramatic policy shift that quickly sparked a public outcry.”

Not good. What are your thoughts?

That will happen with Facebook very soon too (if it is not already done)

Let’s think about this for a second, technically to sell a photo (not just on Envato), you need a model release for any identifiable features (e.x. a face) and if you are on private property,.. (e.x. the empire state building) you need a location release – Are they finding a loophole around this? I know technically since they now have the “right” to, doesn’t mean they will – Is there a diference between ownership and use?

Another reason to quit using Instagram. It was great until Facebook bought it. Bye bye

With Instaport You can download all your pictures compressed into a .zip file. Then you just have to deactivate your account.

lol, who didn’t see it coming a long time ago?

I don’t use instagram but I’m guessing a time comes when every social platform that becomes popular feels the pressure to monetize itself… and eventually hurts its users because of that.

I can picture a new “Facebook” PD and GR account being created and having 1,000,000,000,000 pending uploads. Maybe thats why its taking longer than normal for approvals

ooops. Billion dollar mistake?

MSFX said
ooops. Billion dollar mistake?

I would say quite the opposite – if there is a market for hipster photos…