Re: I hate to come off like some paranoid, delusional conspiracy theorist...

2016-02-04 Thread John 

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  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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I hate to come off like some paranoid, delusional conspiracy theorist...

2016-02-03 Thread Darren Addy 
... 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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Re: I hate to come off like some paranoid, delusional conspiracy theorist...

2016-02-03 Thread Bruce Walker 
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  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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Re: I hate to come off like some paranoid, delusional conspiracy theorist...

2016-02-03 Thread David Parsons 
Flickr is useless to Getty or any other stock agency.  I'd be shocked
if 99.% could even be cleared for stock usage.  Copyrighted
material in pictures, lack of model and property releases, and
generally unsuitable for stock usage.

What would be more likely is being sold to another hosting site, like
imgur or an investment or holding company as portfolio piece.
Alphabet may have an interest, but they already have G+.

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 8:22 PM, Darren Addy  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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> ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above
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