I don't have many photos up there, so it would be no great inconvenience
to me, but I would miss the easy access Flickr provides to the National
Archives photo collections.
Still, I expect that if the worst should happen, the government will be
able to find some other way to make those photos available on-line, and
I'd eventually figure it out.
On 2/3/2016 9:52 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
I'm not concerned about the possibility of a ToS change like that.
Anyone who has tried that in the past has been flayed alive by public
outcry.
And I find myself unconcerned by the possibilities of major changes or
even a shutdown at Flickr. It has played less and less of a role for
me as a work showcase in recent years, and its social functions are
much less useful than Facebook's.
If it were to disappear I'd barely notice, and I'm pretty sure I'm not
alone there.
On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
... but if you have images on Flickr you'd better pay attention:
http://petapixel.com/2016/02/03/flickr-to-be-scaled-back-as-yahoo-trims-1700-jobs/
Reading between the lines, I'd say that Flickr is For Sale and I think
the likely buyer could be someone like Getty Images (with whom Flickr
already has a relationship). If such a thing happens, I'd pay VERY
CLOSE attention to any changes in their Terms of Service (You know,
those things that most people seem to click through without a moment's
thought?)
Flickr could be a Gold Mine for a stock service like Getty and your
images could be getting licensed for a fraction of what they could be
if Getty (or someone similar) takes a service like Flickr over.
I'm currently investigating ways to get my stuff OFF Flickr, as I feel
it is coming sooner rather than later.
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