Will the Flickr-Getty Partnership Hurt Bloggers?
Will the Flickr-Getty Partnership Hurt Bloggers? Wednesday March 25, 2009#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) I’m pleased to publish the following guest post from Will Chen, cofounder of Killer Aces Media, publishers of Wise Bread (personal finance portal) and Parenting Squad (parenting tips blog): Many bloggers rely on free Flickrs images to spice up their posts. This essential resource may slowly disappear, thanks to a new distribution agreement between Flickr and Getty Images. Under the new agreement, select photos from Flickr will be made available on Gettys website for commercial licensing. Licensing proceeds are shared with Flickr users. But theres one catch: In order to participate in the new Getty program, Flickr users must stop sharing their photos for free under the Creative Commons (CC) license. According to
