Toyota to Flickr Photographers, “Oops, Sorry :(”

Toyota apparently decided to use some images from photo sharing site Flickr without obtaining the permission to do so. The images appeared in a 4Runner ad (The images now appear to have permission from the photographers). Toyota aplogized for the blunder on the Flickr forums stating that:

“Toyota apologizes for pulling images from Flickr without photographer permission. Images from a handful of photographers appeared on a Toyota site for five days. We’re working quickly to reach out to the individual photographers involved. Until then, the images have been removed, and corrections have been made to the process of pulling images from Flickr.”

While copyright and licensing issues have always existed, the news spreads much quicker now thanks to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. You can follow all the drama (and see some good photos) at the links below.

Original story from PDN
Flickr Forums
Flickr

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