Fresh start to Flickr ★
July 15, 2008
My new Flickr account is going to be THE Flickr account I use from now. It’s also easily accessible through flickr.xabhishek.com.
If you prefer an unmasked URL then http://flickr.com/photos/xabhishek/ is where you have to head to.
The photostream is live.
I’m pretty sure you’re violating some flickr terms by masking your photostream (and hence flickr.com) under flickr.xabhishek.com.
This is the link to the terms and conditions that you’ll find on the Flickr homepage. I don’t really think I’m violating any terms and conditions. And I don’t understand why exactly I would be violating Flickr terms since anything to do with signing in and signing up unmasks the URL and lets you continue with the Yahoo’s pages.
I’ll unmask it if you point out what’s wrong.
Also, Flickr allows you to embed widgets on websites and blogs, so this is not very different. I’m not removing any content on their page using a script, and all credit is going to Flickr.
Oh this is very different from embedding widgets on non-flickr sites. As for which terms you might be violating, how about
> 6. d. [You agree to not use the Service to] forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service
or more crudely
> 6. c. [You agree to not use the Service to] impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Yahoo! official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity
I don’t think using a masked URL would be manipulating the identifiers to disguise the origin of content since Flickr is visible as the origin everywhere.
Also I’m sure I’m not trying to show a false affiliation with any person or entity. Even my sub domain points out that Flickr is the service I am using. So when people want to use this service, they still go to the Flickr website without being affected. And with registrations and signing in the URL gets unmasked if you notice. My title and my sub domain name shout out Flickr.
I don’t know if you still think I should stop masking it. If you do, I think I’ll do it right away.