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Protect and attend to the long life of this unique collection. Learn more at Flickr.org. Since launching in 2008 with the Library of Congress, the Flickr Commons has been sharing hidden treasures from the world’s photography archives, with over 100 members.
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Flickr: Creative Commons. Explore / Creative Commons. Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through content under each type of license. Here are some recently added bits and pieces: Attribution (CC BY 2.0) » 95053468 photos ( See more) Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND 2.0)
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- Questionable Flickr Images
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Some Flickr users may upload images they don't have the rights to and then incorrectly license those images as free. When Commons users with Flickr accounts do this in an attempt to upload non-free photos to Commons, this is known as "Flickr washing". Commons:Questionable Flickr imageslists Flickr users and discussions where we have concluded that ...
The Public Domain Mark (PDM) is a tool made by Creative Commons to mark works that are already known to be part of the public domain, but it does not specify why those works are in the public domain. Some photographers mark their own photographs with the PDM, believing that they are releasing their work into the public domain. After multiple discus...
The Commons on Flickr hosts a number of files from various institutions that state that they have "No known copyright restrictions". What this means for Wikimedia Commons is unclear, and be aware that some institutions (such as the Smithsonian Institution's Terms of Use) flatly contradict “No known copyright restrictions”, asserting copyright and “...
A great way of finding images on Flickr that can be uploaded to Commons is by using their search tools. You can start on a simple search(limited to freely licensed images), then enter a query. Or, on the Advanced Search screen, select the "Any license" option and then choose "Commercial use & mods allowed" from the menu so that the setting reads "C...
If a file on Flickr is not licensed under CC-BY (Attribution) or CC-BY-SA (Attribution and Share Alike) or CC0 (Public Domain Dedication) or marked with the Public Domain Mark, it is usually not allowed on Commons. However, because a copyright holder can change the license of their work, asking them to release their image under a Commons-compatible...
The Flickr Commons is a special program that lives on flickr.com. It’s designed to support cultural organizations in sharing their photography collections with the public, and to help them gather new information added by interested Flickr members.
