Comments on: Flickr/Getty stock deal breaks Creative Commons licenses http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2009/01/flickr-getty-images-deal-requires-you-to-opt-out-of-creative-commons/ The Virtual Investor Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:40:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mollybob http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2009/01/flickr-getty-images-deal-requires-you-to-opt-out-of-creative-commons/comment-page-1/#comment-472924 Mollybob Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:22:48 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/?p=870#comment-472924 your point about the CC-NC makes sense to me. I guess that while it is a good thing to see Getty Images utilisng Flickr in some ways, they still aren't so good with the community and social aspects of the site. I'm not a good enough photographer to have Getty interested in any of my images, but I don't think I'd like to change my CC-CN licensing even if they did because it goes against what I consider to be a central part of Flickr, and that is my choice to share my images. your point about the CC-NC makes sense to me. I guess that while it is a good thing to see Getty Images utilisng Flickr in some ways, they still aren’t so good with the community and social aspects of the site. I’m not a good enough photographer to have Getty interested in any of my images, but I don’t think I’d like to change my CC-CN licensing even if they did because it goes against what I consider to be a central part of Flickr, and that is my choice to share my images.

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]]> By: jothie http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2009/01/flickr-getty-images-deal-requires-you-to-opt-out-of-creative-commons/comment-page-1/#comment-472830 jothie Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:15:48 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/?p=870#comment-472830 Ha. I'll sit back and wait for a Getty customer to license exclusive rights to a photo for a national ad campaign or a book cover, and for that same image to be used by a competitor who grabbed it while it was still CC. I wonder who will be liable for something like that. If the Flickr/Getty contributor contract is anything like the Getty contributor contract, all liability will rest with the contributor should there be a lawsuit. Ha. I’ll sit back and wait for a Getty customer to license exclusive rights to a photo for a national ad campaign or a book cover, and for that same image to be used by a competitor who grabbed it while it was still CC.

I wonder who will be liable for something like that. If the Flickr/Getty contributor contract is anything like the Getty contributor contract, all liability will rest with the contributor should there be a lawsuit.

]]> By: Jon http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2009/01/flickr-getty-images-deal-requires-you-to-opt-out-of-creative-commons/comment-page-1/#comment-472829 Jon Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:07:10 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/?p=870#comment-472829 I am uneasy about Getty teaming up with Flickr based on their current partnership with Israeli company picscout who have been bullying innocent internet users over copyright infringement. http://commercial-archive.com/content/getty-images-teamed-picscout-hunt-and-destroy-copyright-infringers Flickr was best when it wasn't owned by yahoo, wasn't trying to get into bed with Microsoft and didn't have this Getty connection. I am uneasy about Getty teaming up with Flickr based on their current partnership with Israeli company picscout who have been bullying innocent internet users over copyright infringement.

http://commercial-archive.com/content/getty-images-teamed-picscout-hunt-and-destroy-copyright-infringers

Flickr was best when it wasn’t owned by yahoo, wasn’t trying to get into bed with Microsoft and didn’t have this Getty connection.

]]> By: Mohamed Nanabhay http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2009/01/flickr-getty-images-deal-requires-you-to-opt-out-of-creative-commons/comment-page-1/#comment-472828 Mohamed Nanabhay Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:26:24 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/?p=870#comment-472828 Ben, in principle I agree with you but just a technical point. You can change the license from CC to another license. All it means is that whoever used it previously still maintains the old license. This of course creates a problem if it was share-alike, etc. On a slightly related note, we've started playing with CC at Al Jazeera : http://cc.aljazeera.net Ben, in principle I agree with you but just a technical point. You can change the license from CC to another license. All it means is that whoever used it previously still maintains the old license. This of course creates a problem if it was share-alike, etc.

On a slightly related note, we’ve started playing with CC at Al Jazeera : http://cc.aljazeera.net

]]> By: Frankie Roberto http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2009/01/flickr-getty-images-deal-requires-you-to-opt-out-of-creative-commons/comment-page-1/#comment-472827 Frankie Roberto Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:25:27 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/?p=870#comment-472827 Hi Ben, Totally agree, they should not be forcing people to remove the CC-licence. I think Flickr is totally right though to allow people to change the licence policy attached to their photos. Whilst you're correct in that CC licences can't be revoked, there is no onus on the copyright holder to always advertise that fact. For people who accidentally CC-licence their photos, it's only fair that they can remove that licence and hope no-one notices. That said, I think there's an opportunity for a website which scans Flickr for CC-licensed photos and proxies them, so that they'll always remain available within the commons.... Frankie Hi Ben,

Totally agree, they should not be forcing people to remove the CC-licence.

I think Flickr is totally right though to allow people to change the licence policy attached to their photos. Whilst you’re correct in that CC licences can’t be revoked, there is no onus on the copyright holder to always advertise that fact. For people who accidentally CC-licence their photos, it’s only fair that they can remove that licence and hope no-one notices.

That said, I think there’s an opportunity for a website which scans Flickr for CC-licensed photos and proxies them, so that they’ll always remain available within the commons….

Frankie

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