When sharing posts on social media (i.e. copying a post made by someone else) do you need the permission of the author?
<p>A bit of a follow up to <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/13118/is-it-legal-to-copy-pictures-found-on-social-media-and-upload-them-again?noredirect=1#comment133182_13118">Is it legal to copy pictures found on social media and upload them again?</a></p>
<p>When a person takes a picture or writes some text, they are by default the copyright owner. Many social media platforms (such as Facebook) have the option to share content created by other people. Would you need the permission of the owner before sharing or is there something in the TOS that allows for this without their permission?</p>

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<p>Would you need the permission of the owner before sharing or is there something in the TOS that allows for this without their permission?</p>
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<p>Yes, you need permission and there is something in the TOS whereby the poster gives that permission under a licence, the terms of which are detailed in the TOS.</p>

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