Long time lurker, first time poster.
A quick summary of my history with Getty:
- late 2011, received letter from Getty regarding 1 image (removed immediately), asking for $880, reduced to $650
- mid 2012, received letter from NCS asking for $650, reduced to $475
I have used many of the suggestions found in the forums including requesting additional information from Getty (and getting nowhere) as well as making a nominal offer of $225 in the unlikely event the claim goes to trial.
Everything was progressing as I expected, until recently when again I was contacted by NCS saying they have accepted my offer of $225. I was prepared for them to never accept my offer and had strategies in place in the unlikely event this did go to trial, but now it makes me wonder if they are now just trying to get something, anything, especially when they know they will have a difficult time otherwise getting paid.
BTW, a big thank you to Mattew and the rest of the ELI team for all the helpful information. These forums have made an enormous difference in dealing with this issue.
A quick summary of my history with Getty:
- late 2011, received letter from Getty regarding 1 image (removed immediately), asking for $880, reduced to $650
- mid 2012, received letter from NCS asking for $650, reduced to $475
I have used many of the suggestions found in the forums including requesting additional information from Getty (and getting nowhere) as well as making a nominal offer of $225 in the unlikely event the claim goes to trial.
Everything was progressing as I expected, until recently when again I was contacted by NCS saying they have accepted my offer of $225. I was prepared for them to never accept my offer and had strategies in place in the unlikely event this did go to trial, but now it makes me wonder if they are now just trying to get something, anything, especially when they know they will have a difficult time otherwise getting paid.
BTW, a big thank you to Mattew and the rest of the ELI team for all the helpful information. These forums have made an enormous difference in dealing with this issue.