Flickr. I spent the morning browsing through Flickr trying to work it out. Although I managed to upload photos onto my account, I don't think I have truely unlocked all of the options Flickr has.
Copyright issues on Flicker are huge. People posting photos of themselves or others may seem harmless... However, many things can be done to exploit those pics. Take, for example, the article "Flicker vs. Free Speech". A picture of US President Obama was taken, then altered by a student to make Obama's face look like that of Heath Ledgers face in the movie, The Dark Knight. It was later altered again by another group and put onto Anti-Obama posters.
What photos are acceptable according to copyright and what photos are not? "The Commons" page on Flickr is a page designed for people to share photos according to common interests. Whilst this is an amazing tool for bringing like minded people together, it also brings up copyright issues. In their "The Commons" statement, Flickr state that they can not take responsibility if the photos may be used for other purposes, and can not guarantee that the photos will not be reproduced by others. In other words, upload photos onto Flickr with the knowledge that the photos may be used in many different households and workplaces by many different people.
One of the "safe" options that I used for my Flickr account, was to share the photos with friends that I invited. My photos are not open for the public to see. Whilst this means that the comments directed to my pictures will be minimal, at least I wont have strangers looking at my pics!
Here is a sample of what I put up - me with my growing belly...
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