It’s not often we like to pat our own back, but our first-look report yesterday morning (with photos) on the new Lamborghini Miura concept, was picked up by several other major news sources. Unfortunately, some of those publications like it so much, they ripped pictures straight from LeftLaneNews.com for their own reports. This morning, Edmunds republished images from Leftlane without any attribution. The images were stamped with a subtle Leftlane watermark, but apparently the Edmunds staff didn’t notice! We’re flattered to be the source for their news team, but certainly would appreciate credit where it is due — especially when it involved a cut and paste operation. What this means to you: There’s a reason Leftlane has doubled its traffic every month since its launch in September — and we want every car fan to join in on the party. (Oh, and don’t bother reading their news lineup today — all of it was already reported on Leftlane days ago.) (Click here for a screenshot of the madness).
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01/06, 2:24 PM
posted by:
madman
i appreciate your site, but you are starting to sound a little boastful, like another site (autospies)
you didn’t take those photos yourself, you grabbed them (or were sent them) from some other site. that’s the cycle of things. we all help each other out here.
granted, edmunds did copy and paste your particular picture, but that same picture is available on other sites as well.
let’s all just stick to the news!
01/06, 10:23 PM
posted by:
manny
yeah, that picture of that car from that exact angle with that exact background is on the cover of the Autoweek i got today… so i think they had it first…
01/07, 12:47 AM
posted by:
Jon
The point, from what I see, is that they took watermarked images without noticing. They then went on to use images from Leftlane news without crediting. It was all clearly part of a press package, but the point was that they stole the images and didn’t use their own resources which I personally see as disgusting. Sure this industry relies on sharing, but it also relies on sharing. When a site is young like Leftlane, it shouldn’t be exploited…
Just my 2¢
01/07, 12:49 AM
posted by:
Jon
“Sure this industry relies on sharing, but it also relies on sharing.”
I guess there’s no edit here, but that should read:
“Sure this industry relies on sharing, but it also relies on sharing traffic.”
(Done through credit linkage)