Social media celebrity Whamos Cruz was criticized on social media after he allegedly used some clips of a videographer without permission.
In a Facebook post, JAK Seventy-Three noticed that the clips he took were used on Whamos’ “Piliin mo ang Pilipinas” entry.
JAK pointed out that the festival videos used by Whamos were his clips.
Whamos didn’t ask him for permission to use the said clips.
After being called out, Whamos credited JAK by putting his name in the video’s comment section.
However, many netizens believed that JAK should not be satisfied with being credited, as Whamos earned much money from his video.
“Kikita siya sa vid na yan. Wag papayag sa credit lang. Charge royalties,” netizen Reiner said.
“This is so sad. Maraming mga ganito eh. They even call themselves content Creators pero nakaw nmn yung mga contents,” netizen Mark remarked.
“Kasuhan mo. wag tanggapin ang apologies, kasi nacall out. Andami nilang time magedit pero walang time humingi ang permit sa original owner,” netizen Deck commented.
It can be recalled that Whamos claimed earlier that they produced the video and took the clips in just two days.
As of writing, JAK has yet to give any statement on his possible next steps.