David Dyer-Bennet writes: : karl shah-jenner wrote: : : > corporate image buyers have discovered Flickr. They've discovered the search facility, the floodgates are open and it's too late for us to shut them. : : And, really, should any of us have the right to force those gates : closed? Buyers and sellers, photographers and users, are *happy* with : them. Good point and one I neglected, these services - free image hosting, searchability etc - offer a fantastic opportunity to many including myself and they're greatly appreciated! They're not a bad thing at all for the majority It' not solely the CC copyright which is the threat, nor the image hosting, but couple it with the searchability and we have a free source of uncountable images for those needing images. karl