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Etsy Treasuries No Longer Allowed on Flickr

Etsy Treasuries No Longer Allowed on Flickr

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Original Post

soapdeli says

So the word from a Flickr user is that Flickr contacted her about removing her etsy treasuries. Apparently they are not allowed because they promote a commercial site. Also, this was brought about by a prominent etsy seller contacting Flickr about having certain things removed. Not sure what this will mean for the Etsy group that posts front page treasuries. Also not sure if they'll contact other users before deleting an account or not. Just know it's happening.

Posted at 12:11pm Feb 27, 2009 EST

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caelum says

Wait, so an etsian contacted Flickr asking them to remove another user's pictures?

Posted at 12:26pm Feb 27, 2009 EST

DCHStudio says

that's not good

Posted at 12:28pm Feb 27, 2009 EST

thefunkybaglady says

how sad!

Posted at 12:30pm Feb 27, 2009 EST

artisanwoodcrafting says

its a social networking site, not an advertising venue. although, i do believe they offer paid advertising

Posted at 12:30pm Feb 27, 2009 EST

soapdeli says

caelum said:

Wait, so an etsian contacted Flickr asking them to remove another user's pictures?
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I believe it was more than that. It was how a treasury was being used in conjunction to some past issues here on etsy with how the front pages were being chosen.

Posted at 12:36pm Feb 27, 2009 EST

DesignedByLucinda says

Ultimately, the photos are all copyrighted so if a seller didn't like the way their photo was used in a Treasury, they would be well within their rights to ask for it to be removed whether from the Etsy Treasury section or from Flickr...

Posted at 12:41pm Feb 27, 2009 EST

soapdeli says

DesignedByLucinda said:

Ultimately, the photos are all copyrighted so if a seller didn't like the way their photo was used in a Treasury, they would be well within their rights to ask for it to be removed whether from the Etsy Treasury section or from Flickr...
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ONLY because they can't link back to it. According to etsy's TOS you can use anything from the etsy site as long as you provide a link back.

Posted at 12:44pm Feb 27, 2009 EST