The limits only apply to the free plan. For $25/year all limits (and ads) are removed: http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/#28 http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/

The limits only apply to the free plan. For $25/year all limits (and ads) are removed: http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/#28 http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/#28. And you're less likely to see dubious changes to the ToS when you are the paying customer.