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This demonstrates rather plainly that the paranoia (from myself and others) around the "Unsplash license" was warranted. > In 2016, we first met the Getty Imag
by yellowapple 6y ago
This demonstrates rather plainly that the paranoia (from myself and others) around the "Unsplash license" was warranted.
> In 2016, we first met the Getty Images team.
"...and then changed our default license within a year of that meeting to make it more palatable to corporate ownership and ensure that users don't have leverage to object. Totally a coincidence, nothing to do with entertaining buyouts, no siree."
> This is not one of those tech acquisitions where the company is bought to be shut down.
...said pretty much every company that was bought to be shut down.
- cube00 6y agoI never understand why companies being acquired make statements like this. You're acquired, you no longer have control, you can no longer stand behind any statement with complete and absolute authority.
- shostack 6y agoBecause some not-insignificant of concerned end users will believe it and continue using the site, thus helping keep numbers on track for any deal terms or earn out targets.