Ann_Smarty - 1:28 am on Nov 5, 2012 (gmt 0)

I do have empirical evidence that is satisfactory to me enough to act upon, that having my content all over Pinterest hurts my traffic, it doesn't help it. I got a handful of visitors from Pinterest, but lost thousands

I'd say this is the same as pure content sharing sites. I've seen that WW threads covering news are ranking above original news sources even that's just a link and a citations. I saw Sphinn stealing my traffic and comments because people are registered there and it's easier for them to comment and read there...

I am still against policing the web. I've been content provider for ages and I prefer my content to have wings...

Using that logic you should also expect your car to be occasionally stolen when parked in a public parking lot. At a minimum, expect the stereo to be stolen from the car.

Here, in America, you may not expect people to but in Ukraine, if you leave your car in a parking lot, you may well find it without wheels in a couple of hours. :)

Seriously though, I am for artists to publish their full clips on Youtube. I respect those who allow other people to base creative work on their original creations. A credit should be enough. And Pinterest does give credit...