pinterest main imagePinterest does not believe it is vulnerable to lawsuits regarding copyright infringement and is protected under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.




Pinterest is facing some scrutiny as to whether the process of "pinning" an image — basically adding a full version of the image to the site — without a license is copyright infringement.

This caused one lawyer named "Kristen," who was worried about whether she would be held responsible for copyright infringement for pinning what could be licensed photos, to delete some of her pinboards out of fear.

The co-founder of Pinterest reached out to that same lawyer that deleted her pinboards, saying that the site is still trying to figure out an elegant solution to its copyright questions.