Link etiquette?

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  jcryle · Member · Jul 27, 2008 at 9:20 pm

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  If I use a picture from Flickr that has a Creative Commons Licence in my post, what is the link etiquette? Do I place the link at the bottom of the post directing my readers to the picture of Flickr OR do I use place a link WITHIN the picture so when a reader moves the mouse over the picture and clicks it it directs them back to Flickr? Not sure. Please give me some insight.

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  boblets · Member · Jul 27, 2008 at 9:40 pm

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  If it is published under CC, then the licence statement will tell you how to use it. There are lots of diffrent licences.

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  deltafoxtrot · Member · Jul 27, 2008 at 9:53 pm

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  I tend to link the image to its source and just state the license in the caption. As long as there is no license management (IDEA!) for the media gallery, I find this is enough.

  Example: http://daniel.fallenste.in/2008/07/22/metadata-youre-the-devil/

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  justjennifer · Member · Jul 28, 2008 at 7:09 am

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  When I’ve used a CC licensed image from flickr, if Attribution is a part of the license I note the flickr user’s name in my post. And while it might not be required, I also link the photo back to the page where it appears on flickr (counts as “views”) and either leave a comment on the photo or flickrmail them to let them know I’ve used their image.