<story><title>A couple of messages about changes to ianVisits</title><url>https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-couple-of-messages-about-changes-to-ianvisits-66081/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ben30</author><text>As a software engineer with a keen interest in photography, I&amp;#x27;ve been using a method to allow others to benefit from my work, while also enjoying the spread of my photos in various public forums. I upload my pictures to Flickr and tag them with a Creative Commons license. This makes it easy for anyone to search and use these images without worrying about licensing fees; they just need to provide a link back to the original source.&lt;p&gt;This practice has brought me a lot of joy over the years. My photos have appeared on Wikipedia, in concert promotions, and even in a special Ibiza edition of Monopoly. The Monopoly team didn&amp;#x27;t have to, but they sent me two copies of the game as a thank-you, which was a lovely touch.&lt;p&gt;For those of you who are like-minded and have photos that could be of public interest, consider setting a Creative Commons license on platforms like Flickr. Doing so could ease the burden for small publishers like ianVisits, allowing them to use high-quality images without worrying about legal repercussions.</text></comment>
<story><title>A couple of messages about changes to ianVisits</title><url>https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-couple-of-messages-about-changes-to-ianvisits-66081/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>chilmers</author><text>Photographers using these kinds of copyright enforcement services are only hurting themselves in the long run. Most aren’t going to risk multiple thousands of pounds worth of fines for a few content images. They’ll switch to AI-generated content, or won’t use images at all, and licensing revenue will eventually decline.&lt;p&gt;If these enforcement services were legitimate entities instead of parasitic trolls, they would start by providing the infringer with options to either remove the image or purchase a royalty free license at a reasonable price, and only impose punitive fees if they continued to infringe.</text></comment>