flickr - what are the rules?

[jamieboy]

For flickr are you only supposed to upload your own photos, or can you just use it as a sort of central storage place for photos that you like?

I've had a look through their FAQs, but I just wondered how it really worked in practice.

[nick_bbb]

99% of material seems to belong to the poster, you do occasionally get some picture collectors on there though. I think they will kick you off if someone reports you.

[furtive]

http://www.flickr.com/guidelines.gne

[quote]Don’t upload anything that isn't yours.
This includes other people's photos, video and/or stuff you've collected from around the Internet. Accounts that consist primarily of such collections may be terminated at any time.
[/quote]

It's pretty clear, and pretty fair

[Kermit power]

furtive said:

http://www.flickr.com/guidelines.gne

flickr said:

Don’t upload anything that isn't yours.
This includes other people's photos, video and/or stuff you've collected from around the Internet. Accounts that consist primarily of such collections may be terminated at any time.

It's pretty clear, and pretty fair

I also think it makes the place much better. I use Flickr only for photos of my own which I actually like. I use Photobucket when I want somewhere to host pictures of fat birds on tricycles or whatever.

[jamieboy]

Thanks guys, so it's pretty much frowned on then.

Furtive - I'd seen that rule, I was just trying to judge whether it was strictly enforced or whether it was just dusted off once in a blue moon to get them out of any legal difficulties.


It's not a big deal, it's just that I found someone has uploaded one of my photos which I'm guessing he found on the wikipedia article I attached it to. Up until then I'd thought it was just for your own stuff, but seeing that he had done that I wondered if I'd misunderstood the way the site worked day-to-day, as opposed to the exact rules.

[4hero]

And don't post pictures of kids/under 18's smoking, men in womens clothing and porn is allowed though.

[jon-]

Kermit power said:

furtive said:

http://www.flickr.com/guidelines.gne

flickr said:

Don’t upload anything that isn't yours.
This includes other people's photos, video and/or stuff you've collected from around the Internet. Accounts that consist primarily of such collections may be terminated at any time.

It's pretty clear, and pretty fair

I also think it makes the place much better. I use Flickr only for photos of my own which I actually like. I use Photobucket when I want somewhere to host pictures of fat birds on tricycles or whatever.

Exactly, flickr is a photo community to discuss work. Something like photobucket can be used as a pump and dump ground for all the crap. Flickr only gets my picks (which is why I've about 5 photos on there from 2 years ), it angers me when people just empty their memory card on there!

[spitfire-ian]

jon- said:

Kermit power said:

furtive said:

http://www.flickr.com/guidelines.gne

flickr said:

Don’t upload anything that isn't yours.
This includes other people's photos, video and/or stuff you've collected from around the Internet. Accounts that consist primarily of such collections may be terminated at any time.

It's pretty clear, and pretty fair

I also think it makes the place much better. I use Flickr only for photos of my own which I actually like. I use Photobucket when I want somewhere to host pictures of fat birds on tricycles or whatever.

Exactly, flickr is a photo community to discuss work. Something like photobucket can be used as a pump and dump ground for all the crap. Flickr only gets my picks (which is why I've about 5 photos on there from 2 years ), it angers me when people just empty their memory card on there!

My Flickr account just has my pictures on there which I want to show people which is why they're all nicely organised into sets, etc. Photobucket does exactly what it says on the tin, a bucket for photos