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Originally Posted by jstanovic
Beware if using imgur. It has similar ability to copy the image link to use as a 3rd party host, BUT...
The terms and conditions specifically state they are not to be used as a 3rd party host (even though they give you the easy option to do it). So most likely they will go the same way as PB.
I imagine the others have the same, it's only a matter of time...
From their website:
Stuff not to do
Also, don't use Imgur to host image libraries you link to from elsewhere, content for your website, advertising, avatars, or anything else that turns us into your content delivery network. If you do – and we will be the judge – or if you do anything illegal, in addition to any other legal rights we may have, we will ban you along with the site you're hotlinking from, delete all your images, report you to the authorities if necessary, and prevent you from viewing any images hosted on Imgur.com. We mean it.
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So how does one possibly protect themselves from another PhotoBucket?
There's nothing to stop imgur, Flickr, etc doing the same thing.
Almost every forum I've visited lately is devoid of photos, deleting years and years worth of knowledge.