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Simpo Two

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91,458 posts

289 months

Thursday 4th August 2016
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Does anyone know what the copyright position is with Tripadvisor if you upload your own photos? I've scoured the T&Cs but can find no specific mention of it, other than 'COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES All contents of this Website are: ©2016 TripAdvisor. All rights reserved.'

pidsy

8,606 posts

181 months

Thursday 4th August 2016
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I tried to upload a couple of my pics from Mercedes Benz world with my review but they wouldn't allow it as they were watermarked.

4x4Tyke

6,506 posts

156 months

Thursday 4th August 2016
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Copyright remains with the creator.

Publishers are granted a licence to use the work.

BlimeyCharlie

984 posts

166 months

Thursday 4th August 2016
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I'm guessing, but Tripadvisor (via what you copied and pasted) sounds like Facebook, in that you upload content to 'their' site and it is then 'their' copyright.

By uploading you agree to 'their' terms and conditions.

I've read an article recently about Tripadvisor which isn't necessarily to do with images, but may help.

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/jul/08/tro...



Simpo Two

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91,458 posts

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Thursday 4th August 2016
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4x4Tyke said:
Copyright remains with the creator.

Publishers are granted a licence to use the work.
Yep, unless by uploading them it means you've agreed to something else. Witness the BBC competitions a few years ago. Judging by Pidsy's comment Tripadvisor is the same.

There's no 'contact' button so I can't see how to ask them.

BlimeyCharlie

984 posts

166 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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This might help...

https://www.tripadvisorsupport.com/hc/en-us/articl...

It is the last paragraph that explains their copyright policy.

Simpo Two

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91,458 posts

289 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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'Please note that by uploading photos, you are granting TripAdvisor the non-exclusive rights to use, copy, re-purpose and display those photos at our discretion...'

Hmm, not sure if that's copyright or license. I wouldn't mind if I could put my URL on them and at least get some free advertising, but thy say 'No photos that include logos, titles, branding, promotional material, or any other content intended for commercial purposes.'

Looks like they won't get them then.

And whatever it is, it should be on the uploading page.

4x4Tyke

6,506 posts

156 months

Saturday 6th August 2016
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Simpo Two said:
Yep, unless by uploading them it means you've agreed to something else. Witness the BBC competitions a few years ago. Judging by Pidsy's comment Tripadvisor is the same.

There's no 'contact' button so I can't see how to ask them.
No, Tripadvisor is cover by UK copyright law and a contract doesn't trump UK common law. What you are agreeing to to provide them with a licence to use the image, not transferring/selling the copyright, technically called an assignment. Websites cannot just appropriate copyright because they want to, no matter what it says in the TOS.


Edited by 4x4Tyke on Saturday 6th August 15:49

BlimeyCharlie

984 posts

166 months

Monday 8th August 2016
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4x4Tyke said:
Simpo Two said:
Yep, unless by uploading them it means you've agreed to something else. Witness the BBC competitions a few years ago. Judging by Pidsy's comment Tripadvisor is the same.

There's no 'contact' button so I can't see how to ask them.
No, Tripadvisor is cover by UK copyright law and a contract doesn't trump UK common law. What you are agreeing to to provide them with a licence to use the image, not transferring/selling the copyright, technically called an assignment. Websites cannot just appropriate copyright because they want to, no matter what it says in the TOS.


Edited by 4x4Tyke on Saturday 6th August 15:49
I agree with what you say 4x4Tyke, but..
By uploading 'your' images you agree to the terms and conditions stated by Tripadvisor.
If you don't like those terms and conditions then don't upload any images to Tripadvisor.
It is not 'your' website.
It is owned by somebody else.
You have no control over what happens to 'your' images if you upload them to a website owned by somebody else.