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For a while now, photos posted on flickr by the White House have been licensed under a CC-BY license. While this was the most lenient of the CC licensing options it wasn’t exactly appropriate as these photos were technically in the public domain. Because of this, the attribution requirement of the CC license, although a great suggestion that everyone should follow, was technically adding a requirement that wasn’t allowed by law.
The only other option previously available was that of the Flickr Commons project “no known copyright restrictions”. Again, not appropriate as in this case we know that there can’t possibly be even the potential of a copyright claim by anyone. Again, close but technically not appropriately.
So, the folks at flickr have come up with a new designation: “United States Government Works”.
What does this mean? Well, if you click on the link you’ll be taken to the relevant page of copyright law giving you the relevant information. At that point you’re on your own. Thanks, I think.
Why doesn’t flickr just have a “public domain” option? That’s a completely different discussion which I’m not going to have here. Check out the flickr discussion and flickr’s official opinion on the matter if you’re interested.
Category: copyright, creativecommons, flickr, government
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Best Photos of 2008
19
Jan 2009
I posted 7,393 photos to flickr in 2008. Here are the 46 I think are my best of the year.
Category: flickr, photography
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Matt Smith is the new Dr. John Smith
05
Jan 2009
Read the BBC Press Release. And, yes, I’ve actually seen a previous performance of his, but at first did not recognize the name.
Category: doctor who, flickr, science fiction
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Thing #10.5: statr for flickr
05
Nov 2008
(If you’re viewing this on the day it was posted it’s not all that impressive since it’s only got 24-hours worth of stats. Over time it’ll get more interesting, promise.)
Category: NELearns2.0, flickr
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Thing #9: Compfight
05
Nov 2008
Compfight is an indispensable tool for me, one I use almost daily. I’m constantly looking for a photo to illustrate a point. Wether it’s for a blog post or a presentation, I love using photos to make a point. I’m also generally sure to use only Creative Commons (cc) licensed photos in my work. Not only does this ensure that I’m not going to be sued but it promotes CC and lets me turn my presentations into teaching moments about more than just the direct topic of the talk itself.
But why Compfight instead of the standard flickr search option? Check out these two screenshots showing search results for library:
Flickr 
Compfight 
Srs’ly? Can you no doubt the usefulness of Compfight. Same search, completely different screen full of results. I’m less concerned with the content of the results (though I think Compfight’s better at that too) but more with how those results are presented. Compfight gives you screens full of images that you can look and and choose from. Flickr, you get 25 at a time with a lot of scrolling involved. Clicking on any one of these images takes you to the photo’s page for further details and downloading.
Yea Compfight! My presentations are better because of you.
Category: NELearns2.0, creativecommons, flickr
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Thing #8: Billy’s new bike
05
Nov 2008
I love flickr! I’ve currently got more than 21,000 photos in my account. Granted, this one I didn’t take,it was sent to me by my dad. This is him with his new bike back in 1956.
I’ve always been into photography (as my dad has) but I never took the time to learn all the picky details as a kid since it was such an expensive hobby. Film, equipment, development costs, it just wasn’t gonna happen. Now, with digital and a $300 dollar camera I can take photos to my heart’s content.
I’m still working with (an advanced) point & shoot digital but it’s got an 18x optical zoom and lots of options so it works well for me. One day I’ll learn enough to move up to a digital SLR but then that whole “it’s expensive” problem (lenses anyone?) comes into play.
No matter what, here’s my advice: take as many photos as you can and be sure to share them.
Category: NELearns2.0, flickr
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Category: doctor who, doctorwho, flickr, usb, video
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Flickr now allows embeddable slideshows
25
Aug 2008
Just run a flickr slideshow and look for the "Share" link in the upper-right corner to get the embedding code. For example:
Category: flickr
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Smithsonian Joins the Flickr Commons
18
Jun 2008
The Smithsonian Institution now has a flickr account similar to the one from the Library of Congress. Thanks to Roy Tennant for the pointer.
Portrait of Albert Einstein and Others (1879-1955), Physicist
Category: flickr
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