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The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired; The copyright was injected into the public domain for other reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or conditions; The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in exercising control; or.
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Welcome to the Flickr Commons. 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. Learn more. Browse albums from Commons members. Uploads this month. Register to join.
- Questionable Flickr Images
- Public Domain Mark
- The Commons on Flickr
- Searching Flickr
- Changing Licenses
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...
Flickr (Creative Commons licence only) Learn about the various creative commons licences and search Flickr images by license type. BBC World Service Flickr Account. A particularly good Flickr account for images of current affairs and politicians. (All images here have a Creative Commons licence). Creative Commons.
About Flickr Commons. The Flickr Commons was launched on January 16, 2008 with The Library of Congress as its first member. Since then, it has grown to a cohort of 100 international cultural heritage organizations from the very large to the very small. The program has four main objectives: To protect and attend to the long life of this unique ...
