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Understanding Flickr's Creative Commons

by Joshua Uebergang
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I'm a little thick with flickr's creative commons: Flickr: Creative Commons

Does anyone know if:
1) no derivative works mean no resizing of the image?
2) non-commercial usage means the image cannot go on a page with say Adsense.

This is the next best piece of information I've found, but still can't find an answer for these questions: Blogging advice that's different - Skelliewag.
#commons #creative #flickr #understanding
  • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
    I use Flickr CC quite a bit. Here's how I interpret things, and I haven't had a problem yet (crossed fingers knocking wood).

    1. Derivative works

    This means adding to, subtracting from, or otherwise changing a graphic. Examples would be taking a photo of a bodybuilder and putting your face on his torso, or finding a graphic of an outstretched hand and putting your ebook cover in it.

    Resizing isn't creating a derivative work.

    2. Non-commercial use

    In general, this means you can't include the photo in a product for sale or in the sales material for such a product. In other words, I can't drop a photo of a bikini girl in a sales page for a weight loss product, nor can I use that photo in a Camtasia video promoting the sales page. I also can't use the photo in the product itself.

    Using a photo to illustrate an article or blog post which "just happens" to have Adsense on the page does not constitute commercial use.

    Disclaimer: This is my personal interpretation, based purely on my own experience and research. Any given photographer may have a different interpretation. [Include standard "not legal advice, not a lawyer" CYA here...]

    PS... Thanks for the link. His way of searching is more efficient than what I've been doing. Now I can search based on the license restrictions rather than wading through and checking them after finding the image.
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