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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 103381" data-attributes="member: 9521">I spent a little time this morning paging thru Flickr and the further I went the more I wondered why. Why are there so many people posting their images that can all be right-clicked saved? I randomly clicked on several of these images and many of them were 3 mb's or larger. Not that it's all that hard to get around but why doesn't Flickr disable the right-click save function? A dishonest person could easily download an entire portfolio of images and, with some strategic cropping or some content-aware Photoshop touch ups, pan them off as his own. Are there benefits to being a Flickr member that overrides this risk? My first impression what that photographers might be using Flickr as a giant billboard in hopes that it drives clicks to their site. If indeed this is their motivation then I wonder to what extent this has increased their traffic?&nbsp; So if anyone here is has a clue about the relationship between Flickr and the photographer, I would be keenly interested in hearing your thoughts and to hear why so many people are posting there.On the plus side, Flickr was filled with thousands of beautiful images. Many of the posters are very skilled in the art of photography, almost to an intimidating level of excellence.&nbsp; It seems a great place to visit if you're low on new ideas or need some photographic inspiration.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 103381, member: 9521"] I spent a little time this morning paging thru Flickr and the further I went the more I wondered why. Why are there so many people posting their images that can all be right-clicked saved? I randomly clicked on several of these images and many of them were 3 mb's or larger. Not that it's all that hard to get around but why doesn't Flickr disable the right-click save function? A dishonest person could easily download an entire portfolio of images and, with some strategic cropping or some content-aware Photoshop touch ups, pan them off as his own. Are there benefits to being a Flickr member that overrides this risk? My first impression what that photographers might be using Flickr as a giant billboard in hopes that it drives clicks to their site. If indeed this is their motivation then I wonder to what extent this has increased their traffic? So if anyone here is has a clue about the relationship between Flickr and the photographer, I would be keenly interested in hearing your thoughts and to hear why so many people are posting there. On the plus side, Flickr was filled with thousands of beautiful images. Many of the posters are very skilled in the art of photography, almost to an intimidating level of excellence. It seems a great place to visit if you're low on new ideas or need some photographic inspiration. [/QUOTE]

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