‘Instagram’s Terms of Service and Sublicense Rights’

“Do Instagram’s terms of service permit third parties to distribute photographs posted to users public account even when the user has expressly denied such permission? That was an issue addressed by Sinclair v Ziff Davis, LLC and Mashable, Inc back in April. The plaintiff, Stephanie Sinclair, a professional photographer, owned the copyright to a photograph that she posted to her public Instagram account and which was titled ‘Child, Bride, Mother/Child Marriage in Guatemala’ …” (more)

[Nancy Kim, ContractsProf Blog, 16 July]

First posted 2020-07-16 12:38:17

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