Comments on: Why I can’t try Picasa Web Albums http://www.rassoc.com/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/ Musings on just about everything. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:23:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: KH http://www.rassoc.com/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-132818 KH Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:01:43 +0000 http://www.gregrphoto.com/rassoc/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-132818 Hi, Was thinking about starting a Picassa web albums account and was going through their Terms of Service and spotted exactly what you pointed out almost five years ago...anything I post Google gets an irrevocable, perpetual worldwide license to distribute, modify my work. Am travelling for many months and since all my photos are on a single memory card I want to upload my images and store them online. Is Flickr a better option? Anyone know their stance with regard to my copyrighted pics? Thanks for this post, K Hi, Was thinking about starting a Picassa web albums account and was going through their Terms of Service and spotted exactly what you pointed out almost five years ago…anything I post Google gets an irrevocable, perpetual worldwide license to distribute, modify my work.

Am travelling for many months and since all my photos are on a single memory card I want to upload my images and store them online. Is Flickr a better option? Anyone know their stance with regard to my copyrighted pics?

Thanks for this post,
K

]]> By: rom http://www.rassoc.com/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-132361 rom Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:17:46 +0000 http://www.gregrphoto.com/rassoc/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-132361 I know it's been a while since you've posted yout reply, but perhaps you can assist again. I'm trying to get a clear understanding of the usage of Picasa as a storage of images for a particular website. In other words, can a website store images on Picasa - under Unlisted album - and then use the Picasa API to manipulate these images? Does it consider to be a ‘commercial service’ of Picasa? The site does intends to charge users for the usage on the actual site's functionalities - and NOT on Picasa services or storage space - Do you see any issue with that scenario? I know it’s been a while since you’ve posted yout reply, but perhaps you can assist again.

I’m trying to get a clear understanding of the usage of Picasa as a storage of images for a particular website. In other words, can a website store images on Picasa – under Unlisted album – and then use the Picasa API to manipulate these images?
Does it consider to be a ‘commercial service’ of Picasa?
The site does intends to charge users for the usage on the actual site’s functionalities – and NOT on Picasa services or storage space – Do you see any issue with that scenario?

]]> By: biotech http://www.rassoc.com/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-131773 biotech Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:56:45 +0000 http://www.gregrphoto.com/rassoc/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-131773 wow...and their TOC has not changed 3 yrs after the fact. @Stuart D This is shame I really like Picasa app but certainly would not want my family member to end up on someone's promo card without my approval. Even if I choose to share the photo publicly that does not need to imply that anyone can use this photo to their liking. eg. blog entry about my family camping. @JackDeth No it is not. You can display your art on the sidewalk no issues...but if you start selling things on this 'sidewalk' then you can not. You can use Flicker as storage and then use its API to pull photos into your own website/portfolio. So as long as you do not offer 'commercial service' on the Flicker site by posting contact info or clever captions such as '1800 wedding photos' etc. you should be ok...I would imagine?! A lot of photographers like http://www.smugmug.com/ although it is not the best looking child in the bunch. wow…and their TOC has not changed 3 yrs after the fact.

@Stuart D
This is shame I really like Picasa app but certainly would not want my family member to end up on someone’s promo card without my approval. Even if I choose to share the photo publicly that does not need to imply that anyone can use this photo to their liking.
eg. blog entry about my family camping.

@JackDeth
No it is not. You can display your art on the sidewalk no issues…but if you start selling things on this ‘sidewalk’ then you can not. You can use Flicker as storage and then use its API to pull photos into your own website/portfolio. So as long as you do not offer ‘commercial service’ on the Flicker site by posting contact info or clever captions such as ’1800 wedding photos’ etc. you should be ok…I would imagine?!

A lot of photographers like http://www.smugmug.com/ although it is not the best looking child in the bunch.

]]> By: JackDeth http://www.rassoc.com/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-123285 JackDeth Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:01:49 +0000 http://www.gregrphoto.com/rassoc/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-123285 Yeah, but in Flickr's do's and don't it clearly states that their service cannot be used for commercial purposes either. So if you're a photographer wanting to post your photos there for people to see so it promotes you or for you customers to see to proof their photos, that is commercial use is it not? Is there any photo site out there that you can use for "commercial use"?!?! This is aggravating. Yeah, but in Flickr’s do’s and don’t it clearly states that their service cannot be used for commercial purposes either. So if you’re a photographer wanting to post your photos there for people to see so it promotes you or for you customers to see to proof their photos, that is commercial use is it not? Is there any photo site out there that you can use for “commercial use”?!?! This is aggravating.

]]> By: Snehasis http://www.rassoc.com/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-70628 Snehasis Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:48:47 +0000 http://www.gregrphoto.com/rassoc/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-70628 Hmm....This is why Flickr with 100MB free storage wins over Google Picasa. P.S. If photo storing is the main agenda then use Picasa with "unlisted" option(1 GB Free). Else use Flickr for Sharing. Hmm….This is why Flickr with 100MB free storage wins over Google Picasa.

P.S. If photo storing is the main agenda then use Picasa with “unlisted” option(1 GB Free).
Else use Flickr for Sharing.

]]> By: One Shot Design » Blog Archive » Picasa and your copyrights http://www.rassoc.com/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-7942 One Shot Design » Blog Archive » Picasa and your copyrights Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:10:22 +0000 http://www.gregrphoto.com/rassoc/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-7942 [...] quick search led me across these posts, Why I can’t try Picasa Web Albums, written about 18 months ago; and Photographers! Beware of Facebook and Google’s Picasa!, [...] [...] quick search led me across these posts, Why I can’t try Picasa Web Albums, written about 18 months ago; and Photographers! Beware of Facebook and Google’s Picasa!, [...]

]]> By: Robin Ann Peters http://www.rassoc.com/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-4423 Robin Ann Peters Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:27:19 +0000 http://www.gregrphoto.com/rassoc/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-4423 <a href="http://www.robin-ann.com/2008/01/photographers-beware-of-facebook-and.html" rel="nofollow">Trackback: Photographers! Beware of Facebook and Google's Picassa!</a> Trackback: Photographers! Beware of Facebook and Google’s Picassa!

]]> By: Facebook’s crazy terms of use - Greg Reinacker’s Weblog - Musings on just about everything. http://www.rassoc.com/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-4381 Facebook’s crazy terms of use - Greg Reinacker’s Weblog - Musings on just about everything. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:50:54 +0000 http://www.gregrphoto.com/rassoc/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-4381 [...] a year and a half ago, I wrote about Picasa Web Albums, discussing their terms of service and explaining why I couldn’t use it. Basically, those [...] [...] a year and a half ago, I wrote about Picasa Web Albums, discussing their terms of service and explaining why I couldn’t use it. Basically, those [...]

]]> By: Rose http://www.rassoc.com/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-1766 Rose Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:48:53 +0000 http://www.gregrphoto.com/rassoc/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-1766 I realize this is an old post but you bring up a very good point about a model release being issued. <br> <br>According to the Blogger Faq section “When you upload an image through Blogger, it gets stored on Picasa Web Albums.” <br> <br>I bet many are not aware when uploading photos to Blogger they just handed over rights. I realize this is an old post but you bring up a very good point about a model release being issued.

According to the Blogger Faq section “When you upload an image through Blogger, it gets stored on Picasa Web Albums.”

I bet many are not aware when uploading photos to Blogger they just handed over rights.

]]> By: Stuart D http://www.rassoc.com/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-1764 Stuart D Sun, 15 Jul 2007 04:21:54 +0000 http://www.gregrphoto.com/rassoc/gregr/weblog/2006/08/30/why-i-cant-try-picasa-web-albums/#comment-1764 This grant only applies to content you post intended to be available to the general public. If you post your stuff "Unlisted" you aren't giving anything away. <br> <br>This isn't some big conspiracy theory. This grant only applies to content you post intended to be available to the general public. If you post your stuff “Unlisted” you aren’t giving anything away.

This isn’t some big conspiracy theory.

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