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Show HN: An Image Licensing Platform just for Instagram (example profile)

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Re: Show HN: An Image Licensing Platform just for Instagram (example profile)

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Post by harryleeming »

Hi HN!

If anyone hasn't read Max Dubler's 2017 PetaPixel blog post 'No, You Can’t Use My Photos On Your Brand’s Instagram For Free'. I'd highly recommend it.

https://petapixel.com/2017/07/13/no-cant-use-photos-brands-i...

There is a huge amount of copyright infringement that goes on on Instagram, but to be fair to users there isn't really any decent framework in place to make sure they're reposting legally.

I built Sharefair over the last few months, it currently is only accessible if you have a creator account (currently limited by Instagram's new API). But I'm hoping to include all account types in the next few months.

Let me know what you guys think!

Re: Show HN: An Image Licensing Platform just for Instagram (example profile)

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Post by yodon »

harryleeming wrote: post #2

Hi HN! If anyone hasn't read Max Dubler's 2017 PetaPixel blog post 'No, You Can’t Use My Photos On Your Brand’s Instagram For Free'. I'd highly recommend it. https://petapixel.com/2017/07/13/no-cant-use-photos-brands-i... There is a huge amount of copyright infringement that goes on on Instagram, but to be fair to users there isn't really any decent framework in place to make sure they're reposting legally. I built S…

When I visit your site on mobile, 1/3 of the screen tells me your name (not your company's name - your name) and zero percent of the page gives me any details beyond "The easy way to get instant permission from photographers to share their images on your Instagram legally."

Unless you personally matter to every potential customer I'd reverse those two percentages.

Re: Show HN: An Image Licensing Platform just for Instagram (example profile)

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Post by harryleeming »

yodon wrote: post #3
harryleeming wrote: post #2

Hi HN! If anyone hasn't read Max Dubler's 2017 PetaPixel blog post 'No, You Can’t Use My Photos On Your Brand’s Instagram For Free'. I'd highly recommend it. https://petapixel.com/2017/07/13/no-cant-use-photos-brands-i... There is a huge amount of copyright infringement that goes on on Instagram, but to be fair to users there isn't really any decent framework in place to make sure they're reposting legally. I built S…

When I visit your site on mobile, 1/3 of the screen tells me your name (not your company's name - your name) and zero percent of the page gives me any details beyond "The easy way to get instant permission from photographers to share their images on your Instagram legally." Unless you personally matter to every potential customer I'd reverse those two percentages.

try the homepage sharefair.co/ :)

I thought it would be more interesting to link to an actual licensing page for an Instagram profile, than the homepage.

But I appreciate the feedback, definitely could make some improvements on the mobile side of things!

Re: Show HN: An Image Licensing Platform just for Instagram (example profile)

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Post by namwen »

This is a great idea. There's a lot of possibilities in tools/services which allow creators to monetize easily. Do you think there is an opportunity to allow sharing outside of Instagram? I.e licensing photos for use in articles, blogs, etc? Or is part of the advantage here that Instagram is a walled garden of sorts, where it's more difficult to steal a user's image?

Re: Show HN: An Image Licensing Platform just for Instagram (example profile)

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Post by harryleeming »

namwen wrote: post #7

This is a great idea. There's a lot of possibilities in tools/services which allow creators to monetize easily. Do you think there is an opportunity to allow sharing outside of Instagram? I.e licensing photos for use in articles, blogs, etc? Or is part of the advantage here that Instagram is a walled garden of sorts, where it's more difficult to steal a user's image?

> Do you think there is an opportunity to allow sharing outside of Instagram?

Absolutely. Although I think there is some power, at least initially, in focusing just on an Instagram specific license. But in the future 100% we'd love to add more license options for more traditional use cases

Re: Show HN: An Image Licensing Platform just for Instagram (example profile)

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Post by cartoonworld »

harryleeming wrote: post #2

Hi HN! If anyone hasn't read Max Dubler's 2017 PetaPixel blog post 'No, You Can’t Use My Photos On Your Brand’s Instagram For Free'. I'd highly recommend it. https://petapixel.com/2017/07/13/no-cant-use-photos-brands-i... There is a huge amount of copyright infringement that goes on on Instagram, but to be fair to users there isn't really any decent framework in place to make sure they're reposting legally. I built S…

I love that you are helping creators to defend the value of their work! have you considered investigating partnering with legal startups such as legalzoom, legalist, or someone else to help time strapped creators send the nastygrams as well?
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