I just received this (redacted) email on Flickr:
Dear Phil Jern,
My name is Sandra Gxxxxxx and I am an editor at www.gpsmycity.com. We are currently compiling a self-guided walking tour to Indianapolis that will be published on out site www.gpsmycity.com as well as in an iPhone application.
We hereby seek your permission to use one of your photos of Lady Spray Fountain on Flickr.com as part of the tour guide in question. The photo we need is:
www.flickr.com/photos/pjern/4797268948/
Naturally, we intend to credit you fully for the authorship of this photograph.
I thank you in advance for your permission and look forward to hearing from you soon.
People need to get out of the habit of thinking that they’re entitled to other people’s work for free if they intend to resell it. I visited the site mentioned, and found out that they’re selling iphone apps.
I was offended by the tone of “Oh we’ll give you credit” and thanking me in advance for my permission, (which isn’t likely to happen ever!).
Greedy people suck.