Flickr integrates Pinterest Pin button with proper attribution support

Flickr recently made news by allowing users to disable the Pin functionality on their photos.

They have now released official support for the Pinterest Pin button by integrating it with other sharing options.

The good news is that the company has worked hard to ensure that the pinned content would be attributed properly.

Flickr said:

We made sure that every image shared from Flickr will be clearly attributed with the name of the photographer, the title, as well as a link to the photo page. Because the attribution cannot be edited, photographers can rest assured that pins and repins of their images will be credited and linked back as well, ensuring people can leave comments, fave the photo, or contact you directly on Flickr. And to top it all off, if someone has embedded your Flickr photo on their website or blog and it is pinned from there, the photo will automagically be attributed on Pinterest and linked back to the Flickr photo page. Pinterest also went back and added the proper attribution to all photos that have been pinned from Flickr so far. With this new feature, having your photos on Flickr gives you much more certainty that you will be attributed when your photos are being shared on Pinterest.