Comments on: New Legal Protection Offered for iStockphoto Customers http://juristmail.com/new-legal-protection-offered-for-istockphoto-customers/2009/09/ Following Justice Everyday Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:26:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: James Gapinski http://juristmail.com/new-legal-protection-offered-for-istockphoto-customers/2009/09/comment-page-1/#comment-27 James Gapinski Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:00:58 +0000 http://juristmail.com/?p=338#comment-27 I apologize for the error regarding the specific types of image licenses your company provides. The data in this article is mostly synthesized from a larger article on the rights offered by iStockphoto and the new legal protections, and my source was clearly faulty. However, I trust the main details about iStockphoto’s new legal protection is accurate. Essentially, your company rarely faces legal disputes over photographic licenses, yet enhanced legal protection is now offered for customers just in case an issue should ever arise. I apologize for the error regarding the specific types of image licenses your company provides. The data in this article is mostly synthesized from a larger article on the rights offered by iStockphoto and the new legal protections, and my source was clearly faulty.

However, I trust the main details about iStockphoto’s new legal protection is accurate. Essentially, your company rarely faces legal disputes over photographic licenses, yet enhanced legal protection is now offered for customers just in case an issue should ever arise.

]]> By: Kara Udziela http://juristmail.com/new-legal-protection-offered-for-istockphoto-customers/2009/09/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Kara Udziela Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:16:50 +0000 http://juristmail.com/?p=338#comment-26 Although we thank you for picking up on our news--your understanding of what iStock does is very obviously lacking. We are not "selling" creative commons images--we are a royalty-free image agency. Creative Commons images undergo no inspection, someone has just posted an image and said, "Yes, you can use this on a blog," but maybe his or her model did not agree to be photographed, or there is a trademarked logo in the picture--ours are inspected--that is the whole point. Best, Kara Although we thank you for picking up on our news–your understanding of what iStock does is very obviously lacking. We are not “selling” creative commons images–we are a royalty-free image agency.
Creative Commons images undergo no inspection, someone has just posted an image and said, “Yes, you can use this on a blog,” but maybe his or her model did not agree to be photographed, or there is a trademarked logo in the picture–ours are inspected–that is the whole point.

Best,

Kara

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