Pinterest and Copyright: What a business needs to know

Pinterest is a site where you can create visual, virtual pinboards to track and plan an event or project. Over 70% of the sites’ users are women and some of the most pinned images are of food. Users say it’s incredibly addictive.

Should your business be on Pinterest? Of course it should. Should you be concerned about copyright? Well that depends.

If your site is filled with commercially sensitive visuals then you will already be taking steps to protect your copyright and your images. If you haven’t already

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