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| Facebook now allows photos to be claimed and removed requests |
Facebook gives people more control over the photos that they own. In updating its copyright management system, Facebook started working with some partners today to allow them to claim ownership of the images and then change the way those images are displayed on Facebook. And Instagram. The purpose is to enable this feature. In the end, for all of them, just like the music and video rights already in place, the company hasn't set a timeline for further unlocking this feature.
Facebook hasn't disclosed its partners, but in theory, this could mean that if a brand (like National Geographic) uploads their photos to Facebook's copyright manager, they can monitor where they appear (like Instagram's trademark page as above), the company can Then choose to keep the image, request removal to completely remove the relevant post, or apply regional blocking meaning that the message is still active but cannot be in the region where the company's copyright is applicable.
Facebook said, "We want to make sure we understand the use cases of this group of trusted partners before we scale. These tools are very sensitive and very powerful."
"We want to make sure we put in place a protective barrier," said Dave Axelgard, Facebook inventor and Publisher Experience product manager. Ensure that people can use the tool safely and properly. ''
To enforce copyright, the copyright holder uploads the CSV file to Facebook's copyright manager that contains all the image metadata.
The location of the copyright registration is also specified and certain areas may be excluded. Once the moderator confirms that the metadata and the image match, they process the image and monitor where it is displayed. If another person tries to have the same image, the party can come back multiple times to compete for the claim. Facebook will eventually give it to everyone who sends it first. However, if they later want to appeal the decision, they can use Facebook's IP Report Form.
This update may change the way the Instagram platform works today, as accounts generally share the same image and only flag the alleged original copyright owner.
Currently, copyright owners can delete posts immediately, and the creators can ultimately invest in their photography or create images to avoid deleting the posts. Maybe that's why Instagram finally hopes to be a place to share original photos, and serving up with memes will be especially fun.
Dave Axelgard said: They started with a group to do more research and find appropriate ways to deal with specific use cases like memes.
Part of the learning process means that before you can describe (match) images as memes, you need to determine how much work you'll need to do to edit images like memes, as memes are constantly changing. Therefore, Facebook should set to allow people to delete these memes.
Instagram's copyright issues have been around for many years, and the company recently said the site needed the photographer's permission to register their posts. In the past, the paparazzi have also sued celebrities and uploaded their photos to their accounts. Basically, copyright gets messy, especially through Instagram, and copyright managers can keep things simple even when switching platforms.