This is why I despise marketing people- anything for a buck

[strelnik]

From Yahoo: https://www.yahoo.com/style/pantsuit-nation-will-now-be-a-book-and-some-members-are-not-happy-about-it-181221461.html





‘Secret’ Facebook Group Pantsuit Nation Will Now Be a Book






Pantsuit Nation, a secret Facebook group that was started in October for supporters of Hillary Clinton to share stories and messages of support with one another, is becoming a book.


The group’s founder, 33-year-old Libby Chamberlain, announced on Monday that she is publishing a book based on the Facebook page with Flatiron Books on May 9. In a lengthy post on Pantsuit Nation’s public page, Chamberlain explained that the book will be filled with the stories and images women have posted in the private group...


“Libby, this is a betrayal of safe space,” user Ellen Byrne commented. “You can’t invite people to share intimate thoughts and feelings in a secret group then summarily, as an individual, change those terms. Something sacred has happened on this page and I don’t believe it belongs to you to share, sell, or in any way reveal to those not in the group.”
However, Chamberlain retorted that the stories and images shared within the book will be shared only with permission from the author, which she stated in the post. She clarified that “there will be a clearly defined process for members to grant that permission, and most identifying information will be excluded.”
With such a large following, it’s hard to consider what’s posted in the group “private.” On Pantsuit Nation’s website, it states, “While we continue to value the security that environment affords, particularly to our most vulnerable members, we must also “[come] out from behind that and make sure [our] voices are heard going forward.


Our voices? Or the tinkle of money in the till?

[E150GT]

I'd be upset if I was part of that group but I also wouldnt be part of that group and expect any kind of privacy.

[Idle]

How can you make money off of something that is available for free?

There are also copyright issues at work here. Who is the owner? The person with the account or the creator of the content?

This is not like publishing a book filled with the letters of soldiers from the Mexican-American war. It seems like it is taking the creations of others and selling their property.

It is all too complex for me.

[engatwork]

I'm glad I don't wear pant suits.

[P.C.]

So how long have you been marketing people?