There’s been yet another story of someone’s pictures taken from Flickr and used without permission. In this case, a picture of a girl was used in a Australian Virgin Mobil ad at a bus stop. Here is a picture of the ad on Flickr.
Every time I read of someone’s photos being used without permissions from Flickr, I become concerned. I have and my photos marked with a Creative Commons Attribution, non commercial license for some time. The same as chewywong’s photos. The problem with the Creative Commons licenses on Flickr is once you have set your photo to that, it automatically gives any user fully access to the full resolution image. Which allows large prints to be made. If Flick would allow a CC licenses and still give control over who has access to the high res versions, most thefts would probably be deterred.
I have no changed my the license to all of my photos to All Rights Reserved. I hope Flickr will address this issue.
Categories: Internet, Macintosh, Photography, Software, Windows Tags: Address, Bus Stop, Creative Commons Licenses, Flick, Flickr, High Res, Large Prints, Photo, Photos, Picture Girl, Res Versions, Resolution Image, Unauthorized Use, Virgin Mobil
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