Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/18

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Subject: [Leica] Flickr / Ghetty deal
From: mknawabi.lug at gmail.com (Yama Nawabi)
Date: Fri Jul 18 16:00:30 2008
References: <20080718185849.5d8ccff6@desktop-philfo.here>

On the other hand, I think this could be a great way for starters to get 
into the business and get paid for it. I respect the choice flickr gives 
you to license your photos a certain way, and that fact alone should 
protect the majority of flickr users.

Philip Forrest wrote:
> I don't know if this has been covered lately, but methinks it does not
> bode well for users of Flickr.  This spins the benefits of Ghetty
> making a deal with the photo sharing site, but what I'm afraid of is
> the way Ghetty collects its assets. I can imagine that Ghetty will be a
> part of the Flickr user agreement and will just assimilate what they
> want, for a very low stock fee paid to the photographer, if anything.
>
> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/369988_getty09.html
>
> Phil Forrest
>
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