[declan]

Here's another take that disagrees with their blog post -- and this one is from an actual practicing intellectual property attorney: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57559859-38/instagram-riva...

"That effectively guts the user's control over the use and exploitation of the photo," says Daniel Schaeffer, an attorney with Neal & McDevitt, a boutique law firm in Northfield, Ill., specializing in intellectual property. "The most obvious and immediate example is the ability to allow businesses to use your photos in advertising, but the actual effects could be even farther-reaching."

[w1ntermute]

> Here's another take that disagrees with their blog post -- and this one is from an actual practicing intellectual property attorney

FWIW, the author of the Verge post I linked, managing editor Nilay Patel, also holds a law degree, and previously worked as a copyright attorney.

[jonknee]

And he is now making more money by not practicing law and as of today, shilling for Instagram. What's your point?

[w1ntermute]

> And he is now making more money by not practicing law and as of today, shilling for Instagram.

As I explained to someone else in another comment[0], I suggest you not embarrass yourself any further by making baseless accusations about journalists who take impartiality very seriously.

> What's your point?

That the OP's link's author's professional qualifications are also possessed by the author of the post I linked, making that a moot factor.

0: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4940331

[mark-r]

If he was such a great lawyer, why is he now in publishing? I would take the word of a practicing lawyer over one who has left the field.

[w1ntermute]

He isn't just "in publishing", he frequently writes about legal topics for the Verge. For example, he covered the Google v. Oracle and Apple v. Samsung trials in great detail. However, if you're curious as to why he made the career choices he did, you can always ask him directly: https://twitter.com/reckless

I have no reason at this point to doubt his judgment, as he is clearly quite a capable individual, as he has managed to become the managing editor of one of the top tech news sites in an industry bursting with competition and upstarts.