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Proving Creative Commons Licensing of a Work?

Posted by Cliff on from the submarine-license-changes dept.

Q7U asks: "I recently posted a few Creative Commons licensed photographs from Flickr on one of my websites. I later noticed that one of the photographers had retroactively switched all of his photos from the Creative Commons license to an 'All Right Reserved' notice. When I saw this I went ahead and removed his photo (even though I understand that CC licenses are perpetual unless violated), but this begs the question: How does one prove one obtained a work under a Creative Commons license, should there ever be a dispute between a creator and the licensee? Is a simple screenshot of the webpage where it was offered proof enough? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated."

2 of 105 comments (clear)

  1. Begs the question? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Begs the question != raises the question.

  2. Re:Other Considerations by kfg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's the whole point of CC. The licenses are permission.

    Oh shush, you.

    KFG