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Andreon:
Hello,

I received a letter from Pixsy requesting $1,000 for the use of a few images from a photographer. The images were published on one of my blog posts in 2011 with a prominent link to the photographer's site. They were used in good faith, as I believed they were free for use.

I deleted the images immediately, and emailed the photographer simply to confirm that the email I received from Pixsy was genuine.

So my questions are...

1) What are my options to either reduce the fee, or eliminate it entirely?
2) How can I protect myself going forward? I've written 7,500 blog posts, and though I'm diligent with only using creative commons images, sometimes something will inevitable slip through.

Pixsy listed a US mailing address for me, which is simply a forwarding address. I'm located in Canada, and the photographer is based out of Italy.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Andreon:
Looks like the images were taken on private property without permission. Inside buildings, not visible from a public space. The photographer publicly wrote that they had to sneak past alarms and climb a wall.

UnfairlyTargeted:
I'd report the photographer to the landowner along with the information that he's illegally selling photos he has no permission to take, encouraging the landowner to press criminal trespassing charges.  I'd also respond to Pixsy with the same, telling them pressing this matter further will land the photographer in criminal trouble.

You should not pay anything when you haven't broken the law, but the photographer clearly has committed crimes.

The double standard and hipocrasy of these stupid wannabe hacks that hire Pixsy never fail to amaze me.

Matthew Chan:
There are many situations where people can legally be on a property they do not own.  Renters, friends/guest of renters, people on legitimate business, etc. are all examples of reasons why someone would come on or near any real estate property they do not own.  Making such claims without firm evidence is reckless, irresponsible, and most importantly damages the credibility to the person making the claims. Sure, if he wants to do make such a claim, he can. Then going forward, that person lacks credibility and then no one will pay attention. Further, it would be completely ineffective.

Perhaps you feel that you are anonymous and have received a great deal of freedom to post your messages, you don't feel responsibility that someone MIGHT actually follow your advice?  Or is it your contention that if someone is "dumb enough" to follow questionable "advice", they deserve what is coming to them? I have been reading your posts and I am not sure what your intentions are. Are you trying to legitimately help people?  Are you trying to vent?  Or are you trying to troll people?

I am going to tell you straight up that if you don't feel any responsibility for what you post, beyond your own personal gratification,  or you are trying to troll people with reckless suggestions, you may want to consider voluntarily disabling your ELI account.

If you want to contact me directly and privately at matt30060 / gmail, please feel free to do so. The last thing I want is a misunderstanding. But I am getting the vibe that you might be trying to troll ELI community. If I am wrong, please do let us know.


--- Quote from: UnfairlyTargeted on October 15, 2018, 02:56:52 AM ---I'd report the photographer to the landowner along with the information that he's illegally selling photos he has no permission to take, encouraging the landowner to press criminal trespassing charges.  I'd also respond to Pixsy with the same, telling them pressing this matter further will land the photographer in criminal trouble.

You should not pay anything when you haven't broken the law, but the photographer clearly has committed crimes.

The double standard and hipocrasy of these stupid wannabe hacks that hire Pixsy never fail to amaze me.

--- End quote ---

UnfairlyTargeted:
The OP said the photographer climbed fences and snuck past alarms.  I don't think there's any way the dickhead photographer was there legally.  So he should be called out. And punished for his holier than you stance with his stupid photo.

My strategy is to be such a thorny dick that nobody will want to mess with sending another stupid letter.  There's the legal way to do things and the way it's done on the street.

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