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Selling Your Photos!!!!

12/18/2012 2:25 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
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Instagram is in full damage control mode ... with company's co-founder firing off an emergency statement SWEARING the company has no plans to sell its user's photos.

The statement is a desperate attempt to quell concerns after the company released a new terms of service agreement to users yesterday which says "a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you."

After several famous and non-famous users vowed to stop using Instagram, co-founder Kevin Systrom released a statement saying, "It is our mistake that this language is confusing. To be clear: it is not our intention to sell your photos."




Systrom says more updates will be coming soon.


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Wow, what a bunch of crybabies. Instagram allows people to post their pics FOR FREE and now they're whining? What a bunch of losers. The purposes of these free ap services are to eventually to make money. Otherwise, why would someone bother. It's a business stupid.

572 days ago


"To be clear - its not our intention to sell these photos". Actually what would be more clear and honest would be to state: We will NEVER sell your photos or personal information. Intention is just to wide open. If these people sell that company, the new owners could very well (and probably will) have other "intentions".

572 days ago


Doesn't Facebook own Instagram?

571 days ago


i think they are saying its like putting money in the bank the bank using your money to invest in projects .

571 days ago


i don't believe it for a second.

571 days ago


do you know what a group of Attorneys could spin with the term "not our INTENT to sell"...tell em Harvey!

571 days ago


This sounds like something Facebook would do. hmm

571 days ago


OK, So why didn't he explain what WAS meant by the new terms of service?!

571 days ago


Ok, so they wont "sell" your photos. They made no mention of "using" your photos.

570 days ago


If you agree to their terms of service than it is legal for them to use your photos but if Instagram sells or makes money from the photos and it's used for commercial purposes...Instagram and the company using the photos could be SUED.

570 days ago

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