Comments on: GM does corporate blogging, now corporate flickr. Why not go even further? http://www.thomaspurves.com/2006/08/23/gm-does-corporate-blogging-now-corporate-flickr-why-not/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:39:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.thomaspurves.com/2006/08/23/gm-does-corporate-blogging-now-corporate-flickr-why-not/comment-page-1/#comment-668 Chris Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:17:45 +0000 http://www.thomaspurves.com/?p=74#comment-668 totally great idea, and great use of Flickr - provided you own your photos. Reality is that probably 99% of SMB's that could benefit from this rely on freelance photographers for their images (like we do at Specialized). We own the rights to use these photos, but not to distribute them like this. Which begs the question: would photographers ever agree to this kind of distribution? This smells a lot like asking a musician if they want to sell more music by putting their work online for free. Probably could just replace the word "music" with "photos" in any EFF/MPAA/RIAA article you want - that's how this would read. Any photographers out there want to comment? totally great idea, and great use of Flickr – provided you own your photos. Reality is that probably 99% of SMB’s that could benefit from this rely on freelance photographers for their images (like we do at Specialized). We own the rights to use these photos, but not to distribute them like this.

Which begs the question: would photographers ever agree to this kind of distribution? This smells a lot like asking a musician if they want to sell more music by putting their work online for free. Probably could just replace the word “music” with “photos” in any EFF/MPAA/RIAA article you want – that’s how this would read.

Any photographers out there want to comment?

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