Unsplash is being acquired by Getty Images

Post by growt » Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 4:17 PM UTC

zucker42 wrote: post #118

dna_polymerase wrote: post #110

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Since I've been victim of this practice, let me elaborate: There are individuals in Germany (two photographers IIRC) who upload photos to the Wikipedia. The licence is always CC with attribution, but that part is badly presented on Wiki (or was). Next thing, they wait for people to use their images and go around to sue everyone who doesn't display the attribution string alongside the image. It is just predatory behav…

Hmm, the text of the Creative Commons license is such that I would think such suits would be unsuccessful in court. Specifically, it has a section about reinstating your rights if you fix a violation of the license after you are notified. Has this ever been litigated? Of course receiving a demand letter is still a nuisance. If this is a problem that you have knowledge about, have you ever considered contacting Creati…

Post by corobo » Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 4:21 PM UTC

zucker42 wrote: post #121

23B1 wrote: post #80

"This is not one of those tech acquisitions where the company is bought to be shut down. Unsplash will continue to operate as a standalone brand and division of Getty Images." Sweet summer child

What is it about being the CEO of a startup that causes people to believe these promises?

Post by ljm » Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 4:22 PM UTC

rpdillon wrote: post #123

dbrgn wrote: post #71

This reminds me of 500px. I used to be a huge fan of 500px. It was the most beautiful photography site on the internet, designed with attention to every tiny detail. It allowed you to share your photos under a CC license, presented them beautifully and had fantastic curated feeds with photos by fantastic photographers. In 2018 they were acquired by an investor company and partnered exclusively with Getty. As a contri…

Reading through the press release, this really stood out: > In 2016, we first met the Getty Images team. We weren’t sure they would see the world the same way we did given their business was largely built on licensing. Over years of conversations, however, we learned about the level of respect they had for the Unsplash community and the rights of creators to choose how and where their imagery is made available. While…

Post by dhimes » Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 4:32 PM UTC

ud_0 wrote: post #86

haxiomic wrote: post #74

My main association with Getty is their 'copyfraud' practises where they claim public domain images (NASA, Library of Congress etc) as their own and sell licenses[0]. They're also well known for aggressive acquisitions[1]. Perhaps this a good time to create a mirror [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_Images#Claiming_copyrigh... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_Images#Acquisitions

Based on this behavior, my paranoid side is expecting a wave of copyright notices and invoices being sent to every single site that is using Unsplash images right now.

Post by dhimes » Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 4:39 PM UTC

mritchie712 wrote: post #126

zucker42 wrote: post #121

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What is it about being the CEO of a startup that causes people to believe these promises?

Everyone thinks “this time will be different”