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Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by angersock »

mikaelcho wrote: post #19
adventured wrote: post #5

I think the developer took MVP to the extreme. For legal reasons it's critical to fully explain the license on the photos available for download, and the terms for anybody submitting the photos. Unfortunately it's really not enough to just say: "Free hi-resolution photos for your website."

Hey, thanks for the comment. Looking to add something now. Apparently this is the most 'open' and least restrictive of the CC licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US but it still says we would need to attribute the author which we don't require.

Comedy option: WTFPL.

(Use the CC stuff if you can.)

Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by usea »

mikaelcho wrote: post #19
adventured wrote: post #5

I think the developer took MVP to the extreme. For legal reasons it's critical to fully explain the license on the photos available for download, and the terms for anybody submitting the photos. Unfortunately it's really not enough to just say: "Free hi-resolution photos for your website."

Hey, thanks for the comment. Looking to add something now. Apparently this is the most 'open' and least restrictive of the CC licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US but it still says we would need to attribute the author which we don't require.

There's also CC0 which puts the work into the public domain http://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/

Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by mikaelcho »

angersock wrote: post #6
mikaelcho wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks. Everything is free for commercial and personal use.

Would you mind throwing that up on the top of the page? EDIT: Rather, making explicit that they are royalty-free images for both non-commercial and commercial use.

Yup! Working on it now. Thanks for the comment.

Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by shawnz »

adventured wrote: post #5

I think the developer took MVP to the extreme. For legal reasons it's critical to fully explain the license on the photos available for download, and the terms for anybody submitting the photos. Unfortunately it's really not enough to just say: "Free hi-resolution photos for your website."

> I think the developer took MVP to the extreme.

Sorry to go off-topic, but MVPs are meant to be extreme! That's the whole point. Maybe OP has no idea about licenses or the necessity of them. Had they not posted this, all these lovely comments on the matter would have never been written!

Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by bradly »

mikaelcho wrote: post #19
adventured wrote: post #5

I think the developer took MVP to the extreme. For legal reasons it's critical to fully explain the license on the photos available for download, and the terms for anybody submitting the photos. Unfortunately it's really not enough to just say: "Free hi-resolution photos for your website."

Hey, thanks for the comment. Looking to add something now. Apparently this is the most 'open' and least restrictive of the CC licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US but it still says we would need to attribute the author which we don't require.

This may be dumb question, but can you use an open source license like the MIT license for something like this?

Re: Show HN: Free hi-resolution photos for your website. 10 new photos every 10 days

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Post by quanticle »

ambiate wrote: post #15

You tread dangerous ground offering free images with logos and brands in them. Be careful in choosing a license.

I can't upvote this enough. The first thing that jumped out at me when I was browsing the photos is the prominent "Macbook Air" branding on the laptop. Unless you have Apple's permission to use their trademark in your work, you could be on shaky legal ground should they choose to pursue legal action against you.

There's a reason why advertisers will edit out branding of products that they happen to use in their ads. The most prominent examples I can think of are tire companies. They use recognizable luxury and sports cars to show off their tires, but, if you look closely, they've edited out the logos and nameplates of those cars. Presumably this is to legally shield themselves from those car manufacturers accusing the tire company of misusing their trademarks, or implying an endorsement where none exists. In this case, it might be wise to edit out the Macbook Air and Apple branding, so that it doesn't look like you're being endorsed or supported by Apple.

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