Comments on: A word of caution to other food bloggers: Tastespotting is back. And its changed

By: Ari (Baking and Books)

Ari (Baking and Books) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:45:27 +0000

Incidentally, I asked Sarah if she could add a line in the Terms of Use that clearly states the photographer/blogger owns his or her photo, even if the Terms of Use change in the future. I asked her about this because this line – “TasteSpotting reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace the Terms of Use at any time” – made me a little nervous after reading your post. That was about a week ago and she hasn’t replied yet… I guess the answer is no?

By: White On Rice Couple

White On Rice Couple — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:38:17 +0000

Thanks for all this Mike! You’ve really investigated this so thoroughly , for the best interest of all bloggers! I can’t thank you enough for bringing these issues up and feel so much more educated on these legalities.

By: sarah

sarah — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:07:03 +0000

hey all – sorry that it’s late in getting back to this, but just wanted to pop in and say a huge thanks to mike and everyone else who has been emailing, IM-ing and posting about this issue along with all the other things related to TasteSpotting. i can’t tell you how much means to me that everyone is 1) glad to see it back and 2) interested enough to provide the kind of feedback i’ve gotten.

thanks again, all!

sarah

By: Meeta

Meeta — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:40:36 +0000

Hi Mike – this is great and really interesting. i would be interested in what you chatted with sarah about that. as i wanted to add a picture with my copyright signature i was contacted by tastespotting and asked to remove it – now i understand why.

so – do we have grounds to be alarmed?

By: Helene

Helene — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:31:05 +0000

Thanks Mike. I’m not going to be using Tastespotting under those terms. I’m glad you posted about this.

By: Ingar Taste Memory Girl

Ingar Taste Memory Girl — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:25:55 +0000

Appreciate this post as well as the positive update with Sarah. When Tastespotting got unplugged the first time I went into total panic mode ~ kinda like taking candy away from a baby! So glad to see them up and running again to get my daily fix.

Great photos btw on this blog

By: We Are Never Full

We Are Never Full — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:25:47 +0000

Even after this update, it is very comforting to know that there are actual people willing to listen to the public about the site, Tastespotting. I always hated how one-sided that site was,almost as if they didn’t care about the people who were paying their bills. I’m glad Sarah reached out to figure this out with you!

By: Ari (Baking and Books)

Ari (Baking and Books) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:52:00 +0000

Thank you for writing this post and for contacting Sarah about the Terms of Use they had on Tastespotting. That would have been horrible, to be giving up your rights to your photographs if they were submitted to the site!

By: Karina

Karina — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:33:46 +0000

The terms appear to have been changed. I just clicked to view them and there is no longer a mention of the public domain or creative commons.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:17:20 +0000

I wonder how the new terms and conditions affect the old content which they are still displaying?