Pinterest Raises Sticky Copyright Issues

Previously published in The Lawyers Weekly

One of the fastest growing social network sites is Pinterest. It's a photo-sharing site, similar to Flickr, but with an interface based on a physical bulletin board.

Pinterest allows you to post and share (or "pin") your photos and other content with your friends or the world at large, and comment on other users' pinned content. People use the site to share their interests, organize events and get inspiration for their own projects, events and hobbies. Typically, pins are organized by topic or theme to make them easier to find.

Pinning your own content is easy. You can upload photos from your computer or you can take a photo on your iPhone and pin it through the iPhone app. You can even add the photo's GPS location so that other users can check the location for themselves.