Flickr gets into bed with Getty

[Marcel]

http://www.flickr.com/help/gettyimages/

The Flickr Collection on Getty Images?

Yes. You take fabulous photographs and we’ve all heard stories (the good, the bad and the ugly) of members who’ve been approached over the last four years to have their photographs featured beyond the flickrverse.

Team Flickr has long wanted to create a way to make it easier for those who use photos in the digital publishing industry to do so in a way that respects the talent and rights of our members.

The great folks at Flickr and Getty Images are joining forces to build a platform that will enable the creation of a first class collection of royalty free, rights ready, and rights managed photographs that will debut later this year.

....taken from here




Well well well, it seems Flickr is about to become an absolutely massive stock library?
First thoughts? This is a good thing, it legitimises a model whereby flickr members can be approached for purchases of their photos.
It'll also do some damage to the 'We'd like to use your photo for a big billboard campaign....we can't pay, but you get to see it all big and pretty!' mentality that is abound, whereby companies are using Flickr as free pickings.

Unfortunately, it might encourage people to pick up a camera, and go pro when they still need to RTFM

 

[Shutterman]

Is that what that paper thing was with the camera....

I thought is was for cleaning the lens.....

Its a manual is it...........

 

[petemc]

Unfortunately, it might encourage people to pick up a camera, and go pro when they still need to RTFM

Might? Professional hdr flower macrotographer.

 

[fletch5]

royalty free?

 

[fracster]

WTF does RTFM mean?.............

 

[petemc]

royalty free?

It means the Queen can use it on stamps for free.

 

[fracster]

It means the Queen can use it on stamps for free.

Or put it on banknotes...........

 

[fletch5]

ahh, i always assumed it meant free

 

[CT]

WTF does RTFM mean?.............

Read The Farpin Manual

 

[fracster]

Read The Farpin Manual

I guessed that mate, it was just my pitiful attempt at humour,sorry......

MHHYLNGL...........

 

[Kerioak]

That should be fun - with the amount of Flickr images that appear to have been lifted from elsewhere we could see non-Flickr-member's images ending up for sale on Getty by a round-about route :shrug:

 

[_belial]

I think it's a great idea tbh, anything that's a step to legitimising the great work on flickr is good, and if people think that there's a chance their images might get used and even paid for i think people would tend to put even more effort into the photos and the quality of stuff on flickr will increase.