Have to agree. Totally idiotic. I'm suspecting that this will back fire on Photobucket and if I'd be surprised if they don't have to back track on this within a year. May even put them out of business. Heads should roll on this stupidity and Greed. Nothing like holding your Customers Data for Ransom.

Cloud Services = Corner the market with a free service. Then when you have bought out all the other competition or put them out of business.... jack up the rates astronomically. Oh and read the Licence agreements. Once you upload Data to a " Cloud " service they " own " that Data in most cases. Certainly the case with Photobucket.

And of course you are entirely dependant on the Security of said " Cloud " Database. Not that Criminal minds would ever want to attcak Commercial " Cloud " databases to gain access to millions of Bank accounts or Credit cards etc.

Yeah... " The Cloud " is a really great place to store your data.... NOT !!!