Yotophoto.com - Downloading Photos Legally

Yotophoto.com is a site devoted to free online images available through public domain and other licensing agreements. Many are licensed through Creative Commons, and other sites. Members are asked to follow instructions regarding use, such as giving proper credit. The site includes forums and promises more extras still-to-come.

"Yotophoto is a search engine for free-to-use stock photographs and images. These are images that are either in the Public Domain or released under generous Creative Commons, GNU FDL or similar licenses."

A vast library of properly licensed material should prove popular for blogs and other sites trying to avoid legal skirmishes. The variety of images available provide ample advertising opportunities.

The site currently only indexes photos, will it harm their business not to do other image types like maps, charts, and illustrations? Will internet users care enough to use properly licensed material? Will variable image quality affect customer satisfaction?