Legal to be building upon a creative commons photo by adding website link?
If a creative commons photo has a license where we can build upon, is it legal to put my site link onto the pic after I upload to my website? I would like to do this to every photo which gives the right to "Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
NC stands for non commercial. That means you can't add your link. Do a search for CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and it makes it clear that you can't do what you want with the picture. Stick with photos you can change that allow commercial use. If you can make money off of your site then it is commercial.
Ideally you would take your own photos and upload them to your site. You could get more traffic that way. Original content is better than content that can be found all over the internet.
by Ironman1992 13 years ago
Legal use of images with "creative commons"I do not fully understand the "creative commons" thing for legal reuse of images. I understand that you find images that are ok for reuse as long as you give credit, but is posting the image on a hub and then simply posting the link in...
by Holle Abee 14 years ago
I used an image from Flickr that was under creative commons, labeled for noncommercial use. I guess I thought hubs were noncommercial if they didn't sell products. Anyway, the photographer contacted me and demanded $500. I immediately removed the photo and contacted him to tell him it had been...
by salt 12 years ago
Marisa, Ive found creative commons and have found some wonderful photos-I seem to be finding it difficult to download or how to upload it . - hubpages asks for a URL and if I save a link to my computer, it goes back to the flickr page, I thank you for telling me about creative commons, and I would...
by Jeff Davis 15 years ago
is it necessary to cite the origin of your photos if you downloaded them from somewhere? and is it necessary to copyright or somehow mark photos posted that you yourself has taken? thank you in advance for any input.
by Errah Caunca 4 years ago
Hi, do photos with the commercial use allowed and public domain licenses can be also used on Youtube? Thank you.
by mejohnson 13 years ago
Where can I go to find free photos I can use on my hubs?
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