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Most of those images still require visible attribution, which is a non-starter for most commercial use. Advertisers don't want a big "image from flickr user foo
by munificent 7y ago
Most of those images still require visible attribution, which is a non-starter for most commercial use. Advertisers don't want a big "image from flickr user foobar" right on top of the photo in their glossy magazine ad.
- ghaff 7y agoFurthermore, if there are recognizable people in them, they don’t have model release forms which are needed for things like ads.
- zozbot234 7y agoYes, publicity rights will always be messy. But there's a ton of free content that doesn't involve depicting actual living humans, where those would be an issue.