Glad I found this site! Thanks for putting this up.
I got the letter. We had a website designed by Indians who assured us there were no copyright violations. I doubt I would be able to find the developers ... and even if I did Im not sure they would/could do anything. I took the image down (along with all other images on my website) just to be cautious (how do I know they really own the picture?)
Its was a small picture that I never would have used if I would have had to pay more than a few bucks for it. They are asking for over $1000.
The letter arrived late (the pay now for discount date has already passed)
Some initial thoughts/questions:
1) what is the downside of ignoring the letter?
2) Is there anything Getty can be counter-sued for?
3) would a company be breaking any laws if they made it easy (either purposefully or through negligence) for unscrupulous people to steal their images to sell ... then scour the internet demanding damage settlements?
It is amazing to me that a company this size is behaving this way. I would think this campaign would result in a net loss for them (lost business, tarnished reputation, etc). Are they just trying to cash in before going bust or something?
I got the letter. We had a website designed by Indians who assured us there were no copyright violations. I doubt I would be able to find the developers ... and even if I did Im not sure they would/could do anything. I took the image down (along with all other images on my website) just to be cautious (how do I know they really own the picture?)
Its was a small picture that I never would have used if I would have had to pay more than a few bucks for it. They are asking for over $1000.
The letter arrived late (the pay now for discount date has already passed)
Some initial thoughts/questions:
1) what is the downside of ignoring the letter?
2) Is there anything Getty can be counter-sued for?
3) would a company be breaking any laws if they made it easy (either purposefully or through negligence) for unscrupulous people to steal their images to sell ... then scour the internet demanding damage settlements?
It is amazing to me that a company this size is behaving this way. I would think this campaign would result in a net loss for them (lost business, tarnished reputation, etc). Are they just trying to cash in before going bust or something?