Wasn't There a Picture Here?

As some of you may have noticed, but most of you probably have not, there've been some changes to the blog. Many of my posts that used to include pictures, are now without them, and others, like all of the "Hunks for Hump Day" posts, have been deleted entirely. If you go to my Pintrest profile, you also might notice a lot of the pictures have been removed, and some entire boards have disappeared. 


The reason for all of these changes is in response to an article I read on Roni Loren's blog, Bloggers Beware: You CAN Get Sued for Using Pics on Your Blog - My Story. 


Now, let me clarify. I did not pull the pictures because I'm scared I'll get sued. Certainly I don't want to get sued, and it may have played a hand in my ultimate decision. But what really decided me on the issue were the comments on that post. Comments from photographers who pleaded their case with others. Photographers who are trying to make a living off of their photographs only to find them splashed across the web as if they were public property. One commenter even said that writers and photographers, and other artists, should stand together on the same side of piracy. And honestly, I agree. How can I gripe about the pirate sites posting downloads of my work when I'm posting someone else's work on my blog or Pintrest. Sure, I didn't mean any harm by it. But, in theory, neither did the people posting my work. So over the weekend, I went through all of my blog posts and my Pintrest board (and facebook, although all I post there are my own pictures), and took off anything that wasn't allowed - which, from my understanding, does not include book covers or movie posters, etc. which are allowed. 

I am keeping the "Me at a Glance" board on Pintrest, currently empty, but am planning on filling it with pictures of my own. Pictures I took with my camera, of my dogs, or my coffee in the morning. But I hope you'll all bear with me until I can get those pictures up and running. 

What are your thoughts on the issue? 

Also, come back tomorrow for a guest post and giveaway with the fabulous L.K. Below!