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> They could have an option like "prevent users from posting my photos to other websites". (EDIT: Totally missed the "Allow others to share your stuff" option
by mtigas 15y ago
> They could have an option like "prevent users from posting my photos to other websites".
(EDIT: Totally missed the "Allow others to share your stuff" option that spullara mentioned. I still think that feature should probably be wrapped hand-in-hand with CC, though.)
Flickr already has this in the CC licenses, which are already more specific options than that. (Anything in CC is "allow people to use this elsewhere" to some extent.)
Honestly, this could all be made better by making the CC licenses more prominent and making the descriptions much more human-readable (for the non technical, non startup-y crowd).
The CC tool at https://creativecommons.org/choose/ https://creativecommons.org/choose/ is really close, but the wording still a bit too close to legalese IMO. Perhaps:
* Let other people use my photos as long as they credit me. (Yes is locked in)
* Let other people use my photos on products and websites where they make money. (Yes/No)
* Let other people use this for collages, Photoshopped mashups, and other derivative works. (Yes/As long as they use the same open license for it/No)
(With some sort of live-updating "here is the license you have ended up with and here is what it means" bit.)
I’m not sure if the licensing stuff shows up in the Flickr registration process at all, but maybe a reminder in the (relatively spacious) sidebar every few logins would help folks choose the right thing.