Gratitude And A Few Questions

[njb52]

First off, I want to than everyone for the information from this great forum! It helped me shift out of paranoid and fear mode into pro-action  after receiving Getty's fist demand letter. I sent off a response with the guidelines of this forum, to negotiate a reasonable amount to pay for my inadvertent posting of a single photo on our web site. I also include a sentence saying that we will only accept written forms of communication and will not discuss this matter using email or by telephone

My questions are as follows:

Now that I have received and responded to their initial letter, I read on this forum that they will send about 11 more out to me. Do I just reiterate my initial response to their first demand letter as these other letters keep pouring in?

Does it even make sense to respond at all?

We have another site that we used a template for, that we purchased in 2004 (I have an email receipt). Are those images safe from the 3 year statute of limitations since the site has been up since then?

Can these trolling turds (sorry for the colorful language) also come after videos that use stock images in a slideshow that fade in and out?

Sorry for all the questions, but I am a newbie.

Thanks in advance

[Robert Krausankas (BuddhaPi)]

First off, I want to than everyone for the information from this great forum! It helped me shift out of paranoid and fear mode into pro-action  after receiving Getty's fist demand letter. I sent off a response with the guidelines of this forum, to negotiate a reasonable amount to pay for my inadvertent posting of a single photo on our web site. I also include a sentence saying that we will only accept written forms of communication and will not discuss this matter using email or by telephone

My questions are as follows:

Now that I have received and responded to their initial letter, I read on this forum that they will send about 11 more out to me. Do I just reiterate my initial response to their first demand letter as these other letters keep pouring in?

well you could, they will never offer up proof, you could also state you will be billing them for your time if they do not provide the requested information

Does it even make sense to respond at all?

not really it falls on deaf ears and copyright clerks that can hardly read, much less form a response.

We have another site that we used a template for, that we purchased in 2004 (I have an email receipt). Are those images safe from the 3 year statute of limitations since the site has been up since then?

The SOL only begins after the discovery of the infringement, if you bought the template from template monster, they were sued and settled with getty and should take care of this for you..Regardless you should pro-actively vet every image on your server. someone else

Can these trolling turds (sorry for the colorful language) also come after videos that use stock images in a slideshow that fade in and out?

turds is way to nice, I prefer to call Getty Images and their employees douche bags..yes they could, they would probably loose in court, but then again they hardly ever file suit..it would greatly depend on the video and content within.

Sorry for all the questions, but I am a newbie.

Thanks in advance

[njb52]

Thanks, BuddhaPi, for such a quick response to my questions. It is especially interesting to see that the statute of limitations begins with the actual discover.

[Greg Troy (KeepFighting)]

Once they do not provide the requested proof you may wish to file complaints with the Washington State Attorney General for the lack of good faith negotiations

[njb52]

Great idea - I'll do a search on the forum to see what others have written.
Thanks a lot 

[Greg Troy (KeepFighting)]

Great idea - I'll do a search on the forum to see what others have written.
Thanks a lot 

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/an-experiment-against-getty/

[njb52]

What an awesome link, Greg! Thanks for consolidating all of your info into such a powerful thread  for us all to benefit from.

[Greg Troy (KeepFighting)]

What an awesome link, Greg! Thanks for consolidating all of your info into such a powerful thread  for us all to benefit from.

You are very welcome.

[Matthew Chan]

I would also like to point out that I believe it is longest discussion thread of any thread in ELI.  Greg has most certainly rallied the troops on this and he gets full credit on this.

What an awesome link, Greg! Thanks for consolidating all of your info into such a powerful thread  for us all to benefit from.