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Q: I heard about Twitpic commercializing user-uploaded photos and became curious. There are alternatives out there, but what are the chances they all have similar terms of service? Is there any service that isn't my own website that won't commercialize my photos? Is this just a standard agreement, or what?
You're correct about Twitpic commercializing user photos: the company recently announced that it was the 'exclusive photo agency partner' of the World Entertainment News Network (WENN). This agreement allows WENN to sell images uploaded to Twitpic and to pursue copyright action against parties who try to use those images commercially without authorization.
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