Creative Commons At Work

I recently got a FlickrMail from a random person, who lives in The Netherlands, letting me know that he had used one of my photos on Flickr for his latest netlabel release cover. Now, while it's not like I just did the cover the next Pixies CD, I still think it's pretty cool. As icing on the cake, the music is pretty cool too.

But let's take a peek at a few points with regard to copyright. That photo is licensed with by-nc, which means that when using the work, credit for the original work goes to me (which they link back to my flickr account, which is perfect) and they can't sell the work for profit, which they aren't. All of that was possible because of the license. I gave away certain right, with strict conditions, and it was all done with out any communication until it was all over and released. This is exactly why I wanted my photos licensed like this. I still reserve the right to be the only one to make money off that photo. I still reserve the right to have my name associated with the work. For me it comes does to this, if you aren't making money off my work I really don't give a damn as long as you tell people it was my work.

Case closed. Next!