An interesting news article I’ve been thinking about quite a
bit is Getty’s announcement to make a large part of their library free to use
online via embedding, in an effort to combat piracy.
The first thing I thought of was how well this has worked
for other forms of media, such as music, film, and TV. While not exactly the
same context, adapting, rather than fighting or remaining completely ignorant
has helped.
I think it is also an interesting step in the idea that the
web is too open to be privatized, and letting people share benefits everyone.
Piracy on the web will always be easy and prevalent, and the best thing to
fight it is to give options that are just as easy.
The article does point out that many photographers are
upset, and feel it will hurt them financially, as at this point, photographers
will not be paid. This is understandable, but its important to note that
commercial uses of the photos will still cost money.
I think it’s hard to tell how this will fare, but I
certainly think it’s a step in the right direction.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26463886
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