Some Thoughts on Getty’s Embed Tool from PetaPixel;
Here is the more insidious part of the plan by Getty, though. Allow me to quote from their Terms of Use for the Embedded Viewer (emphasis mine):
Getty Images (or third parties acting on its behalf) may collect data related to use of the Embedded Viewer and embedded Getty Images Content, and reserves the right to place advertisements in the Embedded Viewer or otherwise monetize its use without any compensation to you.
That’s right. As I mentioned earlier, they can serve up whatever content they want in that box. Including any ads that they might feel they want to use today. Anyone using this embed tool to show Getty images on their sites (blogs, tumblr, twitter, fb, whatever), are possibly running a giant ad network for Getty. The last line in the BJP article about this is also quite telling as well.
As for Getty Images’ own photographers, the new embed program won’t have an opt-out clause. “If you’re a Getty Images contributor, you’ll be participating in this.”
Whole thing here:
