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ELI Forums => Getty Images Letter Forum => Topic started by: CdBourbon on April 11, 2013, 09:34:42 PM

Title: Federal judge's take on 'copyright trolls'
Post by: CdBourbon on April 11, 2013, 09:34:42 PM

Have been following many of the conversations on ELI as a result of a claim from MasterFile (UK), which I'll post about down the line. Meanwhile, from the LA Times a couple days ago is this fascinating piece that I believe much can be gleaned from when considering your own response to extortion trolls. It specifically addresses video, but much is translatable to image use.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20130410,0,1163340.column

--cdb

Title: Re: Federal judge's take on 'copyright trolls'
Post by: Oscar Michelen on April 14, 2013, 04:33:33 PM

I love how the judge used not only "copyright trolls" but called it "extortion." We've caught a lot of flak over the years for the "E" in ELI but this is vindication