Over at the Photobox blog they are complaining today after Flickr has apparently cut off their commercial API access. Photobox is a commercial photo printer in the UK who had previously been able to use the Flickr API to help Flickr users print photos with them. From the Photobox blog: “At PhotoBox we passionately believe in the values of the open web and consumer choice; if you do as well then please join us in our mini effort to encourage the mighty ‘community driven’ flickr to play fair. So put your hands in the air by signing this petition and who knows, just maybe, the very smart folks at flickr HQ in sunny CA will stop, take note and reconsider their decision to cut off our full API access. We believe it’s entirely their choice to have a preferential online prints partner in the UK and Europe all over (y)our photostreams (or not!) but to exclusively cut us off ‘due to these contractual obligations’ is a harsh step too far and flies in the face of what we all want – an open and social web driven by consumer choice. “ - Thomas Hawk

LOL at the number of new emails you have on Flickr! - TranceMist

I'd noticed the three things but not linked them together. Although its more of a pain I'll be using photobox through FTP for printing, rather than snapfish. - Phill Price

Paul, I'm banned from the Flickr Help Forum as well. Permanently it would seem. They don't like seeing people say things critical of Flickr there. - Thomas Hawk