Did I Just Give My #Permission? The Hashtag as Consent

September 21, 2015 Marco | Editor

By Allen Murabayashi The New York Times published an article about brands using user generated content (UGC) without explicit permission. When Shereen Way posted a photo of her daughter to Instagram with the hashtag #crocs, Crocs pulled the photo and posted it to their website with other UGC content. It was only much later that Crocs sought explicit…

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Marco | Editor

Editor and founder of a bunch of stockphoto businesses

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