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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. The main benefits of Flickr Commons are:
“The Commons on Flickr” launched in 2008 with the Library of Congress (LOC) as its first partner. Since then, the Flickr Commons has grown into a unique collection of historical photography, with over 100 cultural institutions in 24 countries around the world participating. The program is now managed by the Flickr Foundation. Program objectives
Flickr Commons. Our flagship program, the Flickr Commons is a unique collection of historical photography from over 100 cultural institutions from all around the world, all with no known copyright restrictions.
We’re pleased to share with you a first look at our new Commons Explorer, available at commons.flickr.org. We’ve built the explorer using the standard Flickr API, and have created a secondary database which is updated pretty regularly.
The Commons is a feature of Flickr that permits various institutions to submit collections of photographs to Flickr subject to the terms below. Most notably, institutions that submit photos to Flickr must do so only after representing to Yahoo! that the photos are not associated with any known copyright restrictions that prevent an institution ...
Flickr Commons has grown to include over 100 members in 24 countries, amassing roughly 1.5 million pictures on flickr.com over the past 16 years. And from today you can now delve into all of the organizations who’ve contributed to this vast historical resource in our new, dedicated Flickr Commons Explorer! Not only can you see which ...
Nov 7, 2018 · The Commons: The Past Is 100% Part of Our Future. November 7, 2018. On November 1, 2018, we announced how we’d begin bringing Flickr back to its roots: an active, photo-sharing community. This meant upgrading our Pro accounts and changing Free accounts to encourage photographers to use Flickr again for interaction and inspiration and not just ...
