How do I link to other user's creative commons material on Flikr?

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  thedropoutbookproject · Member · Aug 18, 2011 at 11:12 pm

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  I’m pretty sure I should be able to use Flikr photos (via the url link provided on the site) under creative commons license (attribution only) – but when I try to use one the uploader gives me a big red x. I’m not making a post about these images (which I can do from Flikr), but using them as an image in a written post. If that’s not something the site permits, that’s fine – I’d just like to know.

  Thanks!
  Blog url: http://dropoutbookproject.wordpress.com/

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Aug 18, 2011 at 11:46 pm

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  The uploader only uploads image files, not links. You’ll need to download the image to your computer first, then upload it in the post.

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  thedropoutbookproject · Member · Aug 19, 2011 at 12:07 am

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  But I can use urls from other sites – why not Flikr?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Aug 19, 2011 at 6:41 pm

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  The Flickr URLs are actually image file URLs, they’re more like a page that just has an image on it.