Richard Giles

Today I heard back from the IOC regarding my request to continue to use a Creative Commons license on my Olympic photographs.

For the full saga, read part 1 of The Olympics and Creatives Commons Photographs.

On Friday, I sent a query asking the IOC if I could continue to use a Creative Commons license, though for non-commercial use. I figured that they were deep in discussions about the request because of the slow reply. Not that I minded, because it indicated that they were giving it due consideration. Great news for everyone I figured.
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Updated October 14, 2009 : Part 2 of this blog post, and more information about the IOC’s request, can be found at The Olympics and Creative Commons Photographs Part 2.

A long blog post about attracting several thousand views on Flickr, interviews with the Toronto Star, Candian TV, and a chat with the Australian Olympic Committee.

On October 7, I received an email from the International Olympic Committee. The letter attached to the email was a little confusing, and in some ways concerning. It related to a collection of photographs that I was sharing on Flickr from my visit to Beijing for their Olympics in 2008.
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