Extortionist

[Jerry Witt (mcfilms)]

I doubt cmeskee will be back or will be apt to post more. Clearly he was under a pre-conceived notion that every person on here went to the Getty site, pulled down an image, posted it on their site and is now "crying" about it.

As we all know, this is virtually never the case. In the face of FACTS about innocent infringement and the unwillingness of Getty to support their claim he would have to change his position. That's unlikely to happen. So I bet that he will just pay the $39 parking ticket this time and not stick around for it to escalate to $100. (You have to read the article Peeved found to get that.)

Speaking of tickets, that whole story presents an odd conundrum. Someone is so irate over a parking ticket that they dash off a nasty message with their payment. But when the judge violates their first amendment rights, they are unwilling to step up and fight? Ironic that Matt Gibbs thinks people on here are childish for not taking personal responsibility for themselves. But then thinks a $39 parking ticket is unfair because he was "only 10 minutes late." Yeah, that's personal responsibility. If cmeskee IS that same Matt Gibbs, he has a history of choosing the wrong battles and the wrong sides.

[SoylentGreen]

I'm enjoying this thread.

I really think that this person might have been on a bit of a "bender" when he began posting here.
I kind of laughed when he wrote, "Our society has become too entitlement-driven, litigous (sic), and lacking in personal accountability for one's actions".
Doesn't that describe Getty, Masterfile, and some photographers in a nutshell?

Also, he wrote Matt's name incorrectly, he called him "Chenn", if I'm not mistaken.

S.G.

[Peeved]

lol...Ya I noticed that "Chenn" thing too Soylent, right out of the gate.

Sorry if we may have spoiled any chances of some "inside dirt" as I know you were "piqued".

lol.

[SoylentGreen]

I don't think think that anyone spoiled the opportunity... the poster was aggressive and accusatory.
At least this person cannot say that people weren't willing to listen.

But, yeah.  It probably would have degraded into one of those "my pics sell for $10,000 each, and I'd actually get my money if people didn't steal".

Then, I'd have to say, "Get a haircut and get a real job". lol

S.G.

[Robert Krausankas (BuddhaPi)]

Gibbs sure didn't get a rise out of Matt by appearing and posting, but the misspelling of his name,will get him going!!...He might even now resort to going "Matthew Chan" on him

[Matthew Chan]

I didn't care enough about the "Chenn" mistake.  Just another one of his mistakes of many. Not worth "getting a rise" over it as he says.

[SoylentGreen]

He's a butthurt photographer for sure...

S.G.

[Greg Troy (KeepFighting)]

Is this what you meant SG?

He's a butthurt photographer for sure...

S.G.

[SoylentGreen]

lol... pretty much..!



S.G.