Please don’t take this thread as me trying to start a witch hunt - I actually rather like this channel and think it is a great educational resource - but I was watching the most recent uploaded video to Clint’s Reptiles and noticed photos that were simply credited ©iNaturalist.org . I’m assuming it i…

Just here to say I’m glad I read this thread. I checked out the video and subscribed to the channel. Clint’s enthusiasm and humor along with the excellent images and video combine to produce fascinating science education. I hope the attributions get sorted out. Thank you for your post. Otherwise I …

That’s awesome! He really does have a lovely channel and it’s awesome you get to discover him.

I really do hope he (or an editor) sees your comment and changes things in the future! I’m a fan of the channel as well, but I cringe a little bit when I see the “(c) iNaturalist” credit message.

I actually don’t have much sympathy for monetized social media channels that do this (even if I like their content). They literally make their money from their content and people linking to them/spreading the word about them (effectively, citing/attributing them correctly). If someone takes their co…

Just like I cringed when I saw © eBird in a book…

Yeah, I was reminded of that too. I think that example is more egregious, and I don’t think any action was ever taken, which to me seems really unfortunate. For this video, I was curious of what the copyright license was for these observations, the first one I tracked down “Poiana richardsonii” was…

I’m pretty sure that was the photo that reallu sent off alarm bells. Most people who bother to watermark dont have creative commons licensing

this is especially egregious because iNAturalist makes it really simple to sort observations to show media that’s public domain or in the creative commons. I have a link bookmarked that will show me > all the observations with public domain photos or sound recordings

Large youtube channel using improperly credited iNaturalist photos

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DianaStuder February 9, 2025, 4:43pm 14

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