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ELI Forums => Getty Images Letter Forum => Topic started by: Rick on May 16, 2011, 05:08:57 PM

Title: kinda off the wall question
Post by: Rick on May 16, 2011, 05:08:57 PM

My website was hacked a few months ago by a groupe from the middle east they put a bunch of pictures and Aribic writing on the home page, if one of the pictures (a small one being disputed by Getty) was over looked when my web designer repaired my site, am I still liable for that since niether myself or my designer put the picture up? I have documintation of the web attack.

Title: Re: kinda off the wall question
Post by: Matthew Chan on May 16, 2011, 06:21:32 PM

By and large, the Getty front line staff take the attitude "they have heard it all before". Essentially, you have a valid argument and it is entirely upon them to prove they were damaged by what happened on your website.

So, in my eyes, you are not but I am challenging them and the whole extortion letter scheme.  Getty will say it is you are liable and it is up to you to take it up with the hackers at large.

Matthew

Title: Re: kinda off the wall question
Post by: Oscar Michelen on June 29, 2011, 09:30:53 AM

Just take the images down and keep a record of the attack