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A few months ago a media org demanded a license fee for an open graph image I linked. I paid the fee because I was worried, but it raises serious questions about open graph usage on the web!
This goes through how it went and my thoughts.
@accudio Very very sorry you had to deal with being shaken down in this way.
The impression I get is that Tweetback produces an offline backup (i.e. downloads and stores) referenced images, and you published the archive including copies. You consider this an designed-for use case of the protocol. I really am sorry to say it, but you *must not* think this! It is very dangerous for your time on the web. [1/2]
@accudio It would be equally valid to say that img tags are expected to be downloaded (they are) so I should be able to republish any image I find online (you can't).
Note that I do not say it is invalid, just that it is dangerous. You must understand that there is a world of difference between publishing a copy of something and linking to it. You should think of all copyrighted content as basically on fire, and you cannot touch it except by passing the URL to a client. [2/2]
Alistair
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