A client brought to my attention that she recieved the GI letter, after her sending me copies to review the info I noticed the following.
1. the letter is claiming 4 infringements (875.00 for each image)
2. as usuaul they show images of the images from thier library with corresponding catalog numbers
3. they also provide the side by side screenshots of the images being used..
however..the image they are claiming is a single image from a single page, yet they claim their are 4 images!
yes all 4 images in GI catalog are similar, but the screenshots they provide are clearly all from the same page within the site containing only 1 image.
So is Getty stating that someone may have used 4 of thier images and merged them together to make 1 image, or could this possibly be a flaw within picscout?
My thinking is the latter which could prove to be something significant in terms of GI proving to a court that these are their images..
Just some food for thought, for all involved, be sure to review your letters very carefully!
In the meantime my client will be contacting Oscars office to draft a letter.
1. the letter is claiming 4 infringements (875.00 for each image)
2. as usuaul they show images of the images from thier library with corresponding catalog numbers
3. they also provide the side by side screenshots of the images being used..
however..the image they are claiming is a single image from a single page, yet they claim their are 4 images!
yes all 4 images in GI catalog are similar, but the screenshots they provide are clearly all from the same page within the site containing only 1 image.
So is Getty stating that someone may have used 4 of thier images and merged them together to make 1 image, or could this possibly be a flaw within picscout?
My thinking is the latter which could prove to be something significant in terms of GI proving to a court that these are their images..
Just some food for thought, for all involved, be sure to review your letters very carefully!
In the meantime my client will be contacting Oscars office to draft a letter.