Bustikated

I’d voiced this concern earlier, but I definitely feel that my photo is short lived on the post at MediaShift. That’s not really what I wanted. So, the question is: What did I want?

Well, to be completely honest, my name directly under the photo, with a direct link back to my Flickr photostream is good enough for me.

Well, then why all the noise?

What’s good enough for me doesn’t satisfy the terms of the license that I’ve chosen for my photos. The purpose of that license is to permit other people to use my works, in a limited fashion, without my explicit consent. Use under the license is pre-approved and greatly appreciated.

If you want to use a photo outside that license, then it is up to you to receive proper permission. In this case, a simple Flickr message would have been more than sufficient.

I feel that this particular use was outside the scope of the existing license. I also feel like I’ve proposed a reasonable compromise: a specific agreement to let you use my work outside of the scope of the public license, in exchange for a slightly modified by-line.

I’m still at a loss for words as to a reply. Mr. Glaser seems to have misunderstood my original complaint, and hasn’t really provided a counter-point.

This whole exchange reminds me of a recent post on xkcd:

By Randall Munroe, via xkcd. Used with permission.