Will Pinterest Copyright Questions Make It the New Napster?

Wednesday, 14 March 2012 | by Pat's Picks

Is Pinterest the new Napster? That’s the question in the Wall Street Journal this morning. The social network site is growing by leaps and bounds. But much of what users “pin” to their virtual bulletin boards is material owned by someone else—material that in most cases is protected by a copyright. Yahoo just added an opt-out for Flickr users who want to bar their photos from being pinned.

SOURCE: Wall Street Journal