I found this presentation interesting and (as a paying Flickr member) reassuring.
> Revitalising the Flickr Commons program
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1t_vousKMZrGXx3auoVVQ...
> Revitalising the Flickr Commons program
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1t_vousKMZrGXx3auoVVQ...
I wonder what the "100 year plan" will be. Flickr does seem like one of the few places that could conceivably store copyright photos for as long as it takes for them to become public domain (i.e. it's worth it, because they keep the full-res originals and lots of metadata).
Of course, the vast majority of photos on Flickr could probably be made CC-BY-SA now by their owners (i.e. everyone who's not making money out of their photography). I think more should be done to encourage people to do that.