got my letter

[theisgroup]

i received my letter back in Dec 2010 and promptly handed the matter over to my attorneys. they replied back to Getty by asking for proof of copyright. Getty responded with a standard boiler plate. My attorneys descided to not repond to their second demand letter. I have since recieved a letter from McCormack. My attorneys again requested proof of copyright. so far we have had no response. but I am sure they will send something. it looks to be a small firm, since the letter was from Tim McCormack himself. I can only assume that he has very little other business and even a couple $100 will make his day.

I can tell you that the firm that represents me has a full IP practice and also a IP litigation practice. It seams that my attorneys like to press buttons. we will see how many buttons they push.

My business does not run from my website. I have one because I wanted a web presence. I ran an analysis when i recieved my first letter and in the last 2.5 years there was a total of 500 hits to the images in question. the site has been up in 1996 with the same content. I was told by the web designer (who is no longer in business) that the image was in the public domain. who knows. they may have been at that point. but for Getty to persue any action after 14 years seams unjust.

[Oscar Michelen]

I hope you are not overspending on this, pushing buttons usually costs money Good luck and keep us posted

[theisgroup]

i am lucky. so far they have not charged me. i think they like the dance. i am sure if this goes into litigation, that I will have to pony up.

[Oscar Michelen]

That is good news! I like to hear that I am not the only lawyer that feels that way.