My problem with this one is I can’t get both the image and the text to align right in WordPress. It adds the CC license image and author adds appropriate links. You put in the URL of the photo it automatically does the rest! The alt text contains the author title and credits Flickr. What are we all still missing? The title, the Creative Commons License used and links to the CC and author profileĮxample 4. I’ve also seen bloggers use a footnote to the post saying Photo Credit: Librarian by Day, with “Librarian by Day” linked to the image or profile. CC Image courtesy of Librarian by Day on Flickr I also leave a comment on the photo on Flickr thanking them for using a CC license and letting them know I’ve used it in a blog post with a subtle link to the post. The photo links back to the photo on Flickr and the caption indicates is a CC photo and gives the name of the photographer. Lately I’ve been formatting mine like this. This one is missing everything, it’s up to you to provide the author, title the work, provide the CC license and links.Įxample 3. It’s missing the information about the Creative Commons license and a link.Įxample 2. If you grab an image from Flickr you can choose the “Blog This” option which will give you the title, the author, and links to both images and user profile. So what does a perfect attribution look like? How do you include all that information?Įxample 1. People like to know when others are using their works or citing them. Flickr doesn’t provide trackbacks, if you don’t tell them you used it they may never know.

Leave a comment on the image, send them an email, a Flickrmail whatever.

If you are making a derivative word or adaptation, in addition to the above, you need to identify that your work is a derivative work i.e., “This is a Finnish translation of the by.

credit the author, licensor and/or other parties (such as a wiki or journal) in the manner they specify.

keep intact any copyright notices for the Work.

According to Creative Commons you need to:

You need to follow the guidelines set by the license. Since then I’ve been doing my research and here is the results – The correct way to credit a photo. Yes, the absolute correct way! I previously asked how you credit a CC photo from Flickr.

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