On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Robert Rohde <rarohde@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Also, it's worth noting that even if you have ironclad documentation that
> a legitimate license had been communicated, that only addresses that you
> were acting in good faith.  Good faith actions eliminate the possibility for
> punitive damages, but if you rely on a license declaration that is incorrect
> (for example because the Flickr user stole it from someone else), you are
> still potentially liable for actual and/or statutory damages.  Which is why
> professional publishers usually expect a clearer chain of authorship to
> avoid getting duped.
>
>

P.S.  If found liable, you could subsequently sue the Flickr user to recover
your losses, if you could find him...  But that's more trouble and risk than
I think most professionals would want.

-Robert Rohde