Help with photo hosting website please.

[DazzyD]

Fair point....but, they could make the photos 'public' in the settings. So anyone with the link can view, whether a member of Facebook or not. It does however make the photos publicly view-able to anyone that stumbles across them, which may or may not be an issue with anyone that has stayed away from Facebook for whatever reason..

Is that correct? There have been a few times I've been trying to check something (or someone! ) out on Facebook but it won't let me unless I sign in. I thought posts set to "public" could be seen by anyone but they still had to signed in to FB?

Also, didn't FB change it's T&Cs to say that they own the rights to any uploaded content and they can pretty much do what they want with it?

[Shaun]

Is that correct? There have been a few times I've been trying to check something (or someone! ) out on Facebook but it won't let me unless I sign in. I thought posts set to "public" could be seen by anyone but they still had to signed in to FB?

I'm pretty sure it's correct...on business pages at least.

Also, didn't FB change it's T&Cs to say that they own the rights to any uploaded content and they can pretty much do what they want with it?

Not sure, but it wouldn't surprise me.

[ckpr2]

If its a public place you can take what ever pictures you want.

If its a private party then you need permission to take photo's of people.

If you are putting the pictures on a website the same applies.

I visited a heritage railway and took some pictures and put them on my website.
All hell broke loose when the railway found out.
I was told I needed "model release" on any pictures I took.
I told them the railway was a public place and so I didn't need permission and they backed down.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

If its a public place you can take what ever pictures you want.

If its a private party then you need permission to take photo's of people.

If you are putting the pictures on a website the same applies.

If you are the copyright owner, you don't need permission to use your own photos on the net if they are just of people and not causing any distress.