CNET

Flickr ends sale of prints uploaded under Creative Commons

Yahoo-owned Flickr said including Creative Commons images wasn’t in keeping with the community’s spirit of sharing. In an abrupt about-face, Yahoo has announced it would cease selling canvas prints of ...
CNET

Flickr Commons photo archives will survive profitability push

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TechCrunch

Flickr’s new business model could see works deleted from Creative Commons

Following yesterday’s series of announcements about Flickr’s plans to revamp its site under its new owners, SmugMug, one major concern has been raised: its decision to now limit free accounts to 1,000 ...
Hyperallergic

After Outcry, Flickr Stops Selling Prints of Creative Commons Photos

In response to photographers’ criticisms, Flickr has stopped selling photos uploaded by users under the Creative Commons “commercial attribution” license through its Flickr Wall Art site. The site and ...
Hyperallergic

Photographers Irked as Flickr Profits from Creative Commons Images

Yahoo's recent move to sell prints of photos users have put on Flickr has sparked a backlash from many photographers who object to the company's policy of taking all the profits from sales of images ...
Mashable

Flickr announces all public Creative Commons works are now protected from deletion

Flickr will allow free accounts to exceed its new 1,000 photo limit if the works are licensed publicly under Creative Commons. Credit: LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images Just days before Flickr mass ...