An interesting discussion is going on on Flickr about copyright law after a member of the 100 Years Old community had a problem while (not?) scanning family photos (that were over 100 years old) at a Wal-Mart in the US. Apparently copyright lasts forever!
It's an interesting discussion personally — considering my interest in old photography — and politically (for the online community) — considering Flickr's licensing options and the possible resulting problems. I'm all for fair use and creative commons, but I also understand how having images of friends and family used freely by others can be a bit disconcerting for some. Really it's about giving credit where credit is due.
But what do you do when the image's source is untraceable? The internet is full of images and bits of text that just float around (like many of the cat GIF memes I posted a few days ago), do they just become products of the internet, destined to wander around freely coming and going as they please like digital nomads? Meh ... something to think about, although I'm sure it's been discussed before.
Via BoingBoing.
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