[Foundation-l] [Commons-l] 1.6 Billion USD to spare? How about liberation of some pic...

[David Gerard]

On 24/01/2008, Michael Snow <wikipedia at att.net> wrote:
> David Monniaux wrote:

> > When people buy photographs from Getty and so on, they not only buy a
> > photograph but also some kind of insurance that they can safely use
> > them. If they get sued for copyright infringement, they will say "hey, I
> > bought this photograph from Getty, who certified that it was legit! sue
> > THEM!".

> Oh, really? http://www.gettyimages.com/Corporate/Terms.aspx


But they state it in the fine print, not upfront, so that's different
(somehow). Like Britannica touting their vastly superior reliability
except for their complete disclaimer of any such responsibility, or
how Microsoft supports Windows (except the massive disclaimer) while
Red Hat doesn't support Linux (except if you bought it then support is
precisely what you're actually buying).


- d.