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Scumbag image outlets like Alamy, Getty SELL public domain images
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RichA
Aug 22, 2022, 7:40:37 PM8/22/22
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https://petapixel.com/2022/08/22/white-house-photographer-threatened-over-his-own-public-domain-photo/
If you print and frame a public domain image and sell it, that's fine. You've provided added value to a free image. But a company selling a downloadable
.jpg or other file can hardly claim the same.
Example of a Hubble image:
https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/photo/amazing-crab-nebula-royalty-free-image/85758295?adppopup=true
If you print and frame a public domain image and sell it, that's fine. You've provided added value to a free image. But a company selling a downloadable
.jpg or other file can hardly claim the same.
Example of a Hubble image:
https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/photo/amazing-crab-nebula-royalty-free-image/85758295?adppopup=true
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