Flickr adds "request to license" via Getty Images

[IABoomer]

There are billions of photos on Flickr, which is a whole lotta pretty to look at. But, if you’re a budding photographer, how do you get noticed? And, if you’re looking to use an image for your work, blog, ad campaign or more, how do you find just the right one and make sure you have the appropriate rights to use it?

Starting today in the Flickrverse, Flickr members and visitors can work with each other through a new program with Getty Images called “Request to License”. We’ve built this program on the success of our launch of the Flickr Collection on Getty Images just over one year ago.

Read all about it on their blog.

“Request to License” via Getty Images is here! « Flickr Blog

[Nicole]

Nice. I like this actually. Odds are it probably won't make a lick of difference to me, but I like the face that it's possible, and I'll probably opt in.

Edit: Or not... I'm not thrilled with the "it applies to your whole account" and the possibility that if someone licenses a photo through Getty, (a) Getty gets 80%, and (b) I can't sell that image or any similar images to anyone else... That last part kind of puts me off since I already do sell some of the photos on my stream at a much fairer split. I know you can refuse licenses, but still.

[OsmosisStudios]

Ah, nothing like a good old image grab.

[jdepould]

I opted in, just to see what happens. Can always say "no thanks."

[RussHeath]

80% -- Wow. I mean, I know they do 100% of the work for the licensing, but does that mean that all the work and creativity of creating the photo is financially only worth 20% of the total? Hmmmm . . . I guess Jamie's point is the most relevant here: you can always say no.

[theArchitect]

80% seems a bit steep - didn't it used to be 60/40? - even that didn't seem quite right...