Letzte Bilder, so lange es noch geht
Für mich und andere, die ein Blog mit aktuellem (womöglich sogar politischem) Inhalt betreiben, ist es eine bittere Nachricht: Der Service von picapp.com, über den ich legal Fotos verschiedener Agenturen wie Getty und zeitweise auch Reuters zur Verwendung in meinem Blog bekommen konnte, endet zum 31. Dezember dieses Jahres. (Es war eigentlich fast absehbar, dass das Geschäftsmodell nicht ausreichend ertragreich sein konnte…)
Dank picapp.com konnte ich hier zum Beispiel die Bilder von Reuters-Fotograf Fabrizio Bensch aus Afghanistan zeigen. Damit ist nun leider Schluss, eine normale (und damit wie üblich abzugeltende) Nutzung von Bildern der Nachrichtenagenturen liegt (bis auf Weiteres) weit außerhalb der finanziellen Möglichkeiten dieses Blogs.
Allerdings hat picapp zugesichert, dass die bis Jahresende auf Blog-Seiten verwendeten Bilder auch weiterhin angezeigt werden – und vor allem, was fast noch wichtiger ist: dass diese Bilder auch künftig legal gezeigt werden dürfen (ich weiß nicht wie die das gemacht haben, aber das ist Sache ihres legal departments). Deshalb stelle ich hier schnell noch einige Fotos aus meinem Themenfeld ein. Die Auswahl ist, das gebe ich zu, sehr eingeschränkt und willkürlich – die Reuters-Fotos zum Beispiel (von Bensch, aber auch von anderen) sind auf diesem Weg nicht mehr zugänglich. (Allerdings: wenn man auf die weiterführenden Pfeile in den jeweiligen Fotos klickt, werden in der dann angezeigten Bilderstrecke auch Reuters-Fotos aufgerufen…)
Ganz nebenbei wird das, ein wenig jedenfalls, dann auch so eine Art Jahresrückblick… Alle Fotos unter den Lizenbedingungen von picapp.
BERLIN, GERMANY – DECEMBER 18: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, who had just returned from visiting German troops in Afghanistan, and his wife Stephanie attend the ‚Ein Herz Fuer Kinder‘ charity gala at Axel Springer Haus on December 18, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BERLIN – NOVEMBER 29: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (2nd L) poses with (L-R) Master Sergeant Mario Kunert,, Master Sergeant Ralf Roenckendorf and staff corporal Maik Mutschke after they have been awarded for outstanding braveness during a ceremony at Bendlerblock on November 29, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. German Bundeswehr soldiers receive combat medals for outstanding contributions and bravery during their Nato ISAF mission in Afghanistan. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
BERLIN – NOVEMBER 29: Master Sergeant Philipp Oliver Pordzik wears the medal of Honour for Bravery (Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr f r Tapferkeit, L) and German Armed Forces Combat Medal (Einsatzmedaille der Bundeswehr Gefecht) that he had just received from German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg during a ceremony at Bendlerblock on November 29, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. German Bundeswehr soldiers receive combat medals for outstanding contributions and bravery during their Nato ISAF mission in Afghanistan. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
BERLIN – NOVEMBER 29: A German Armed Forces Combat Medal (Einsatzmedaille der Bundeswehr Gefecht) lies on a table during a ceremony where German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg honoured Bundeswehr soldiers with medals on their outstanding braveness at Bendlerblock on November 29, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. German Bundeswehr soldiers receive combat medals for outstanding contributions and bravery during their Nato ISAF mission in Afghanistan. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
BERLIN – NOVEMBER 29: A Medal of Honour for Bravery Gold (Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr in Gold, Sonderform) lies on a table during a ceremony where German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg honoured Bundeswehr soldiers with medals on their outstanding braveness at Bendlerblock on November 29, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. German Bundeswehr soldiers receive combat medals for outstanding contributions and bravery during their Nato ISAF mission in Afghanistan. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
BERLIN – NOVEMBER 29: A Medal of Honour for Bravery lies on a table during a ceremony where German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg awarded Bundeswehr soldiers with medals on their outstanding braveness at Bendlerblock on November 29, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. German Bundeswehr soldiers receive combat medals for outstanding contributions and bravery during their Nato ISAF mission in Afghanistan. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
BERLIN – NOVEMBER 23: ISAF Commander General David Petraeus (L) and German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg speak to the media after talks on November 23, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Petraeus is in Berlin to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan and the recently-announced decision by NATO to pull its troops out by 2014. Germany has approximately 4,500 Bundeswehr soldiers serving in Afghanistan. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
DRESDEN, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg attend a congress of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) at Hotel Westin Bellevue on November 22, 2010 in Dresden, Germany. Germany celebrates 20 years of united Bundeswehr this year. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
BERLIN – OCTOBER 03: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and his wife Stephanie arrive at the Quadriga awards at the Konzerthaus on Gendarmenmarkt on October 3, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 21: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and his wife Stephanie zu Guttenberg attend the fourth day of the Oktoberfest 2010 at Kaefers Wiesnschaenke at Theresienwiese on September 21, 2010 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Florian Seefried/Getty Images)
GRAFENWOEHR, GERMANY – AUGUST 24: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (C) watches German Bundeswehr soldiers training for ISAF deployment in Afghanistan at the military training facility on August 24, 2010 at Grafenwoehr, Germany. Zu Guttenberg announced the day before plans to restructure the German armed forces by ending compulsory military service and reducing the number of troops by one third. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BAYREUTH, GERMANY – JULY 25: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and his wife Stephanie arrive at the ‚Festspielhaus‘ ahead of the opening performance of ‚Lohengrin‘ at the Richard Wagner opera festival on July 25, 2010 in Bayreuth, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
LIMASSOL, CYPRUS – JUNE 24: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg meets with German sailors aboard the German Navy minesweeper ‚Kulmbach‘ participating in the UNIFIL peacekeeping missionn on June 24, 2010 in Limassol, Cyprus. The ‚Kulmbach‘ and two other German naval vessels are among an international, United Nations-mandated task force patrolling the waters off the coast of Lebanon in order to prevent smuggling and other actions that would conflict with UN resolutions designed to help create peace between Israel and Lebanon. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
DJIBOUTI – JUNE 23: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg arrives by plane on June 23, 2010 in Djibouti Town, Djibouti. Zu Guttenberg is in Djibouti to visit the German naval frigate ‚Schleswig-Holstein,‘ which is participating in the international ATALANTA anti-pirate campaign in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia. Zu Guttenberg will also visit German troops based in Cyprus for the UNIFIL peace-keeping mission. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
DJIBOUTI – JUNE 23: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (R) chats with German Admiral Axel Schimpf on board the German naval frigate ‚Schleswig-Holstein‘ on June 23, 2010 in Djibouti port, Djibouti. The ‚Schleswig-Holstein‘ is participating in the international ATALANTA anti-pirate campaign and patrols in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia. Zu Guttenberg will also visit German troops based in Cyprus for the UNIFIL peace-keeping mission. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
DJIBOUTI – JUNE 23: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg cheers with German soldiers at the German national football team’s first goal while watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group D match between Ghana and Germany on board the German naval frigate ‚Schleswig-Holstein‘ on June 23, 2010 in Djibouti port, Djibouti. The ‚Schleswig-Holstein‘ is among international naval vessels participating in the international ATALANTA anti-pirate campaign and that patrol and escort ships through the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia. Zu Guttenberg will also visit German troops based in Cyprus for the UNIFIL peace-keeping mission. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BERLIN – APRIL 29: Young recruits of the German Bundeswehr get dressed in their living room during their nine months military service at the Julius Leber barracks on May 29, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Family Minister Kristina Schroeder are seeking to push through a new law to shorten the current service period of 9 months down to 6, though zu Guttenberg acknowledges the move would likely cost the military an additional EUR 26 million annually. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
BERLIN – APRIL 22: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg arrives at a hearing of the Bundestag commission investigating the oil tanker bombing at Kunduz in Afghanistan last year on April 22, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The commission is investigating which leaders within the military and the Defense Ministry knew what and when in a series of decisions that led to a German-ordered bombing of an oil tanker truck hijacked by Taliban forces near Kunduz which resulted in the deaths of at least 142 people, at least some of them civilians. Zu Guttenberg originally stated that the bombing was appropriate under the circumstances, though later recanted. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BERLIN – APRIL 21: German soldiers stand to attention at the memorial of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, at the Bendlerblock on April 21, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The memorial honours the approximately 3,100 Bundeswehr members who have died in the line of duty since the creation of Bundeswehr in 1955, including in international peacekeeping missions. German Defense Minister zu Guttenberg met McChrystal for talks about the recent development on the International mission in Aghanistan. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
BERLIN – APRIL 14: A disassembled G36 assault rifle is seen at the Julius Leber barracks on April 14, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Family Minister Kristina Schroeder are seeking to push through a new law to shorten the current service period of 9 months down to 6, though zu Guttenberg acknowledges the move would likely cost the military an additional EUR 26 million annually. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)
BONN, GERMANY – APRIL 04: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg looks on during a press conference about the latest gun battle between Bundeswehr soldiers and Taliban rebels near Kunduz at the Federal Ministry of Defence at Hardthoehe on April 04, 2010 in Bonn, Germany. German troops mistakenly killed at least five Afghan soldiers, hours after three Bundeswehr soldiers were killed and four seriously injured in a clash with Taliban rebels in northern Afghanistan on Friday, April 2, 2010. Defense Minister zu Guttenberg interrupted a holiday to fly back to Germany after the recent incidents. (Photo by Sepp Spiegl/Getty Images)
ECKERNFOERDE, GERMANY – MARCH 09: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg looks on during his inaugural visit aboard the FGS Mecklenburg Vorpommern Navy frigate on March 9, 2010 in Eckernfoerde, Germany. Zu Guttenberg visited the ship to witness military exercises. The German navy is currently involved in a variety of international missions, including the anti-pirate patrols of the coast of Somalia as well as anti-smuggling patrols of the coast of Lebanon. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
BERLIN – JANUARY 21: German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (L) inaugurates General Volker Wieker as new Chief of Staff of the German military, the Bundeswehr, at the Ministry of Defense on January 21, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Wieker replaces Wolfgang Schneiderhan, whom zu Guttenberg forced to resign following the controversial German ISAF-ordered bombing of Taliban-hijacked gasoline tankers near Kunduz in Afghanistan last year, in which at least 30 civilians were killed. Though zu Guttenberg was not yet defense minister at the time of the bombing, he is nevertheless coming under increasing pressure due to remarks he made later saying the bombing was justified. He is reportedly due to appear soon in front of a Bundestag commission investigating the incident. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
LETZLINGEN, GERMANY – JANUARY 15: German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (R) talks to soldiers during a visit to the Bundeswehr military training grounds on January 15, 2010 in Letzlingen, Germany. The soldiers of the 22nd Contingent are currently training for the upcoming ISAF mission. The German ISAF military deployment in Afghanistan has become a political headache for zu Guttenberg, following a German-ordered bombing of a Taliban hijacked gasoline tanker that killed many civilians and an overall policy that has left many German politicians and the German public wondering when, and if the Bundeswehr soldiers will ever complete their mission. (Photo by Ronny Hartmann/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 09: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, General Secretary of the Christian Social Union (CSU),addresses the media during a news conference on February 9, 2009 in Munich, Germany.Guttenberg is set to become the new German Economy Minister after the present minister Michael Glos offered his resignation. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)
FEYZABAD, AFGHANISTAN – OCTOBER 17: A German Bundeswehr holds an EMT Aladin airborne reconnaissance drone for close area imaging during a regular patrol on October 17, 2010 near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. Germany has more than 4,500 military forces in Afghanistan as part of the US-led International Security Assistance Force. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images) 
FEYZABAD, AFGHANISTAN – OCTOBER 14: A gunner sits in the back of a CH 53 helicopter during a flight from Feyzabad to Mazar-i-Sharif on October 14, 2010 near Feyzabad, Afghanistan. Badakhshan province was free of Taliban until about a year ago, when they began infiltrating the region and have since killed several local government officials as well as attacked German ISAF soldiers on at least two occasions. Germany has more than 4,500 military forces in northern Afghanistan as part of the US-led ISAF International Security Assistance Force and the German role has shifted in recent years from reconstruction to combat as local Taliban presence has grown. A total of 45 Bundeswehr soldiers have been killed so far in Afghanistan. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)
KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN – MAY 30: A German soldier wears a patch reading ‚I fight for Merkel‘ on his uniform on May 30, 2010 in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Germany has more than 4,500 military forces in Afghanistan as part of the US-led International Security Assistance Force. Amid growing public resentment towards the prolonged mission in Afghanistan, the German parliament, the Bundestag, voted in February for extension of Germany’s military mission in Afghanistan and the deployment of additional 859 troops. (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)
KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN – MAY 20: An armored personnel carrier ‚Marder‘ of the German Bundeswehr arrives at the Provincila Reconstruction Team (PRT) on May 20, 2010 in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Germany has more than 4,500 military forces in Afghanistan as part of the US-led International Security Assistance Force. Amid growing public resentment towards the prolonged mission in Afghanistan, the German parliament, the Bundestag, voted in February for extension of Germany’s military mission in Afghanistan and the deployment of additional 859 troops (Photo by Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)
BAD SALZUNGEN, GERMANY – JULY 02: The guard of honour stands in line near the coffin of a German ISAF soldier during a funeral service at the town church of Bad Salzungen on July 2, 2009 in Bad Salzungen, Germany. Three soldiers lost their lives near Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. (Photo by Mario Vedder/Getty Images)
KUNDUZ, NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN – AUGUST 26: Spent cartridges fly as U.S. Army Special Forces soldier nicknamed ‚Bones‘ practices his marksmanship with an M-4 automatic rifle at a range near the town of Kunduz August 26, 2002 in Northern Afghanistan. U.S. Special Forces have recently begun to step up their presence in Northern Afghanistan to more aggressively pursue possible al Qaeda and Taliban fugitives they believe to be operating in the region. The horseback patrols are an invaluable tool for the soldiers, allowing them to patrol narrow streets or alleys as well as other terrain that would otherwise be inaccessable by truck. (Photo by Scott Nelson/Getty Images)
Schade, irgendwie. So ein paar Bilder sind ja doch immer ganz nett. Aber ich bin sicher, es wird auch ohne gehen.
Wie funktionierte den picapp bisher?
So wie ich das verstanden habe, stellten die bislang aktuelle Agentur-Bilder online, die man einbinden konnte; das Geschäftsmodell lief wohl über die Werbeeinblendungen, auf die man kam, wenn man auf das Bild klickte und andere Fotos zu dem Thema angezeigt bekam.
Für mich ist das deswegen bitter, weil ich dann für aktuelle Bilder – so ich nicht selber welche habe – auf das Militär angewiesen bin, also das veröffentlichte Bildmaterial von Bundeswehr, ISAF, U.S. Army und ähnliche. Aber journalistische Bilder habe ich dann eben nicht.
@Thomas: Klingt interessant, aber auch danach, dass es wohl wirtschaftlich nicht tragfähig ist.
Tja, Fotos selbermachen fällt bei Dir wohl aus. Musste halt auf das zensierte Material zurückgreifen. Schade, aber wenn die Quelle klar benannt ist, vielleicht immer noch besser als gar keine Fotos zu haben.
@Bosch: paar eigene Bilder habe ich schon ;-) Aber eben nicht aktuell.
Oh, da wäre ich vorsichtig, Thomas. Wenn das Getty Photos sind, kann das schnell in die Hose gehen. Grundsätzlich ist der für die Bilder verantwortlich, der sie auf seiner Webseite zeigt. Egal, ob man die selber einbindet, oder per html Code aufruft. Der Dienst müsste mit Getty und den anderen Agenturen eine bindende, nicht zeitliche begrenzte Vereinbarung geschlossen haben, die dich von allen rechtlichen Konsequenzen quasi entbindet (wie bei Youtube). Es gab letztes Jahr mal den Fall, wo ein Tech-Hersteller ein Getty Bild für PR-Zwecke lizenziert hat. Dummerweise hatten sie vergessen, dass die Lizenz nach einem Jahr auslief. Danach bekamen jede Menge Blogs von Getty eine Rechnung, weil sie nicht lizenziertes Material hosten würden. Der Hersteller konnte die Sache dann abbügeln, aber gerade Getty ist halt schnell. Da würde ich mir von dem Anbieter mal lieber per Mail was schriftliches geben lassen.
Hm, es gibt die von picapp.com veröffentlichten Terms of Service und deren oben verlinkte Erklärung… Und mit Getty-Fotos sind die schon seit zwei Jahren unterwegs. Ich verlinke nicht auf eine Getty-Seite, sondern auf die picapp-Seite. Und da müssten die zuerst verschwinden…
Nur ein kurzer Hinweis am Rande:
Auf Zeit.de hat es heute eine kurze Bilderserie zur Bundeswehr in Afghanistan: Bilder aus dem Krieg
So ein Ärger. Erst kürzlich habe ich mir gedacht das ich sie mal für ihre gute Bilderauswahl loben muss.
Wie wäre das denn wenn Leser Bilder in den Kommentaren verlinken würden?
@Sebastian
Der Hingucker sind ja die Bilder selbst. Wenn da nur ein Link steht, sei es im Beitrag oder den Kommentaren, ist das weit weniger interessant.
Wenn mal der Bundeswehr-Flickr-Account ein klein wenig aktueller wäre… (Verstehe z.B. nicht, warum die zwar alle Fotos vom Besuch des Staatssekretärs Kossendey in Afghanistan da einstellen, aber die vom Bundespresseamt, also der Regierung selbst , gefertigten Bilder vom Besuch der Kanzlerin in Afghanistan nicht… Ist doch merkwürdig, oder?)