i saw an ask on my dash about reposting pics from flickr, and instead of hijacking that post, i figured i’d make my own. that bein said…
a quick rundown to sharing pics from Flickr.com
the thing with flickr is that there’s a certain way of doing things, and while it’s hard and convoluted and almost no one on tumblr cares, it’s still nice to acknowledge the creator when sharing their content. sure, by linking the photographer’s site underneath the pic you’re already doing more than 90% of the other’s, but… ya know. things aren’t always as simple as that.
to start this off, i’ll need to point you to Creative Commons. don’t need to go through their website if ya just want a quick rundown of how things work around here, i’m about to handle that right here.
creative commons are a thing invented for creators to safely share their work and determine how they want others to treat their work. you ever seen an “all rights reserved!” mention beneath someone’s work? that’s basically what i’m talking about. they’re neat and easy to get a hang of, and other websites use them as well (wikipedia, for example), so it’ll come in handy in the future for you.
there’s a few examples of how they might look; (on flickr they’re situated beneath the picture, on right from the author’s profile and the name of the work)
by clicking the blue text, you’ll be redirected to creative commons’ website of the said license, on which you can read your rights. it’s usually legal crap, but depending on what reads on that site you know if it’s alright to a) repost the image, b) edit it, c) share it at all. a rundown of the icons can be found underneath “the licenses” part of this site.
these icons determine how the situation will be handled. if “all the rights are reserved”, you don’t touch the picture. if “some rights are reserved”, you go and check which rights you still have and then go forth with your plans. if there’re “no known copyright restrictions”, you’re looking at public domain property, and i can assure you that none of the band pics on flickr belong to that; those are usually historical pictures or belong to anon-profit organization. there are also works that are “the us government work”, but again, don’t concern yourself with those pics.
how can i find pics that can be legally shared ?
for an easy way out, you can use this part of the cc website to find pictures. just tick whatever search options you need and press enter, and you’re good to go. it’ll redirect you straight to flickr with the advanced search options already figured out for you.
if you want to do it the oldschool way, you can go to flickr, use your search words, and then locate this on the site:
and then click whichever option you need to !
if you’re about to edit a pic, click “modifications allowed”, if only sharing something, go with “all creative commons”. from there, find a pic you like, decipher the license (aka the icons and your rights to the pic), and go nuts!
T H I N G S T O R E M E M B E R …
– always credit when sharing something! link the original artist, or better yet, the original picture upon posting it to tumblr. please. im begging you. always credit.
– post the license when sharing the pic, too. i mean the “CC BY-NC-SA 2.0″ or the “CC BY-NC-ND 2.0″ looking weird stuff when clicking the blue link next to the symbols. by sharing the license with the link and the photographer’s name you show others you’ve acknowledged your rights to the picture and show other people their rights straight away. + sometimes the author wants you to mention if you’re sharing an edited pic, in which case it’ll read on the license site and you need to point it out; “edit of “this pic” by this author (cc whatever letters)” covers it alright.
– never, ever share something that has an “all rights reserved” beneath it. it’s there for show, not yours to share or edit.
– before anything else, check that the work you’re about to share isn’t already reposted. that’s why only some pics taken from tumblr or blogspot or livejournal are shareable.
– if you mess up, it’s okay ! these things are hard and, as i said in the beginning, convoluted, so don’t stress too much. ask help if you need to, or just sit back and only reblog pics. here’s a neat post about finding correctly credited posts on tumblr.
this got really rant-y really quick, so sorry about that. feel free to ask questions, point out inaccuracies and, best of all, share legally sound pictures.
i just looked for their blog and it doesn’t exists so i guess it was one of those anon who sent me insults non stop that i had to block. if we had blocked each other their blog would still appear but it seems like it doesn’t even exists, and that’s what happens when you block an anon!
reposters are running rampant in the scene so i thought i’d put together a nice lil guide for newcomers on posting to the site. dont forget that these tips works when reblogging stuff as well; keep an eye out for blogs that are known to reposting other people’s content ! no one likes their pics, edits, or gifs being reblogged from people who didn’t take/make them, so heads up!
“When is it 100% okay to post pics?”
the picture is taken by you
you’ve asked the original photographer for a permission to post the pic
if the photographer has not explicitly stated that it’s against their wishes to have the image reposted
if you always remember to credit the photographer. (doesnt count if the photographer isnt known. read the next section beneath the bats for more !)
“This pic i saved weeks ago looks edited, can I post it?”
if it’s an edit not made by you (and especially with someone’s watermark on it), don’t post it.
Is it a meme? Sure, go ahead. But if it’s got a watermark, don’t delete the watermark. Shouldn’t be anything questionable about posting with memes, i think.
“I edited the pics myself, can I post it?”
Yes, unless: 1.) the photographer has explicitly asked no one to edit their pictures upon posting anywhere, or 2.) it’s not okay to post it in the first place, you fucking gremlin.
if you always credit. _Always. _no matter if the ~~aesthetic~~ goes awry with an added “[x]” to the bottom of the post, please post credits.
“It’s a gif. Can I post it?”
Gifs are always made by someone, so in case it’s not made by you, it’s better not to post it.
If you made it, do post it ! Totally okay. ( Extra points if you link the video you made it from, makes people happy. )
Now for the more specific situations…
“The picture I found is grainy as fuck, zoomed weirdly, the source can’t be found even with witchcraft and it doesn’t seem to have a watermark on it. Can I post it?”
Welcome to the Grey Zone, everyone: here the regulations don’t apply. These pics are usually taken by various fans in early 00s and are usually okay to post; not because it’s legal to reshare them, but because usually no one gets hurt if the pics are reshared years after the pic was taken. So yes, usually it is okay to post it. Ask someone more familiar with old mcr pics for help if you want to credit the pics (usually impossible, though, so don’t sweat it).
It’d be cool if you still linked the site where you found the original pic, though.
“It’s a paper clipping of an interview. Can I post it?”
If you can make out the magazine the picture is taken from, please add that when you post it. (+ @mcrscans already does that with splendid credits, so check their blog out first!)
“It’s from (the member)’s Instagram. Can I post it?”
Yes, if you tell people it’s from the said member’s Instagram / Snapchat / Google+ / Website. There are blogs that are dedicated to posting the members’ social media pictures so I’m sure you can find someone else’s post on it (@postmcrnews, for example) but if you really need to repost it yourself, go ahead.
blake pointed out that posting stuff from private accounts can be an invasion of privacy, so heads up for that! don’t go for your idol’s second cousin’s granma’s wife’s facebook for scandalous pictures, that ain’t cool.
“It’s a pic of (a member) and a fan from twitter. Still cool?”
Can be, unless the said fan has asked people not to repost. However! If you post the pic, link the fan’s accounts under the pic!
FEEL FREE to make edits of these pictures, as long as all the other obligations are met (credits, where the pic is taken from, permissions to use the pics).
Good blogs to ask for help upon crediting pictures;
I’m not going to list any known reposters but they know who they are.
if you have anything to add, please do so !
// edit 6/10/2018 : fixed typos, made the post actually readable, added a few starter lines, a line about privacy issues, the “fan pics” part and the “feel free” part, more useful people to ask help from (send me a m essage if you don’t want to be mentioned!).
@cristalroses no. because regardless of what you did to me (and that’s more than enough to get me to leave it up), a lot of my friends and followers are content creators. they have the right to know what you’re doing and make sure you didn’t take their gifs and edits as well.
if you posted mcr, waterparks, 5sos, and kurt cobain at ANY POINT, i advise you to check this blog.
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