http://forum.creativecommons.org/ CC Forum Topic: what happens if license changes or is withdrawn en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:19:42 +0000 http://forum.creativecommons.org/topic/157#post-314 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:09:12 +0000 smoritz 314@http://forum.creativecommons.org/ <p>Dear Yagan,<br /> thanks for your helpful reply. I have a related concern and would be happy for another advice. Some of the photos I use show people. I assume that not all photographers have obtained permission from those depicted to use the photos for non-private purposes. Can I get into legal trouble for using such photos or is this the duty of the photographer/artist? I would be happy for feed-back since the publisher of my book has declined responsibility for the photos.</p> <p>Very kind regards, Steffen </p> http://forum.creativecommons.org/topic/157#post-312 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:23:28 +0000 Yagan Kiely 312@http://forum.creativecommons.org/ <p>People can withdraw the licence, but it wont retrospectively effect the license currently attributed to it, only subsequent publications. Effectively, the version or edition that is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-SA or BY license will continue to maintain that licence until the Copyright of the work has expired.</p> <p>Regards,<br /> Yagan<br /> <a href="http://www.yagankiely.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.yagankiely.wordpress.com</a><br /> yagankiely {at} gmail {dot} com </p> http://forum.creativecommons.org/topic/157#post-308 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:59:20 +0000 smoritz 308@http://forum.creativecommons.org/ <p>Hi,<br /> a publisher has consented to publish a book of mine which will use numerous flickr.com pictures. All pictures have creative commons licenses that ***currently*** allow the usage for commercial purposes. I am now a bit worried what happens if licenses are withdrawn in the future (which at times happens). At the moment, I credit the artists, name their work and state the date at which the license was valid for my purpose. Can I be sued for copyright infringement if my book is published with valid licenses but those licenses (allowing usage for commercial purposes) are withdrawn only months later?<br /> I would be very happy for your thoughts.<br /> Happy Easter, Steffen </p>