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Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 17 6:52 pm Post subject: Photo Bucket?
All the pictures that I've posted on various forums over a period of in excess of ten years have suddenly been replaced by a notice saying that I need to update my PB account for third party posting. I'm sure that they'll be after money from me but what the hecks going on? Are other folks finding themselves in the same position?

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 17 8:48 pm Post subject:
I don't use it but I've seen people on another forum saying it's happened.

yummersetter

Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Posts: 3241
Location: Somerset

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 17 10:26 pm Post subject:
Is that a copyright grab?

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Sat Jul 01, 17 5:25 am Post subject:
My son Martin has sent me a link this morning, which explains it all. https://uk.pcmag.com/webcom/90124/news/photobucket-breaks-image-links-across-the-internet I wont be stumping up this sort of money and it effectively 'knackers up' tens of thousands of my posts. It will surely also mean the end of Photo Bucket too.

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4642
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Sat Jul 01, 17 8:22 am Post subject:
Use imgur instead (although all pictures are public, so I only use it for non-personal things)

Jam Lady

Joined: 28 Dec 2006
Posts: 2585
Location: New Jersey, USA

Posted: Sat Jul 01, 17 7:11 pm Post subject:
This is why I keep all images (probably multiple thousands, by now), all my web site entries, etc etc on my computer. With two external hard drive backups. It is not whether you are paranoid. It is, rather, are you paranoid enough!

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Sat Jul 01, 17 7:19 pm Post subject:
I think that PhotoBucket have handled this incredibly badly. At the end of the day though someone has to pay for stuff and the idea that everything on the internet should be free just isn't sustainable.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Mon Jul 03, 17 9:10 am Post subject:

sean wrote:

I think that PhotoBucket have handled this incredibly badly. At the end of the day though someone has to pay for stuff and the idea that everything on the internet should be free just isn't sustainable.

Yep, but this does look like one of those textbook examples of how to destroy a business with a single click. They've done a Proper Ratner.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Jul 03, 17 1:16 pm Post subject:
Oh absolutely. Everyone I know* who uses them is baling out. *Know used in the sense of am aware of on the internet.

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