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ELI Forums => Getty Images Letter Forum => Topic started by: The-Gobbler on August 26, 2015, 01:29:36 PM
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Looks like Pixsy is now getting in on this game. Anyone have any experience dealing with them? They actually seem far more reasonable than the others. They demand only $200-$800 in their initial email (this is based on 4 different people I've been talking to lately). Although it's still ridiculous, they seem to be behaving far more rationally than, say, Masterfile.
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haven't seen them before, but you can bet your ass I'll be doing a little back-end coding to block them from sucking my bandwidth...maybe I 'll craft something to send the bot to Getty Images, that should keep the bot occupied for a bit.. There are at least a couple others ones out there too, but their names are escaping me at the moment...besides tin-eye
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I've been reading up on these Pixsy people and it looks like this is a 100% pure copyright trolling shop - totally automated for the sole purpose of making a buck off this loophole in copyright law that allows you to demand money without an initial cease-and-desist.
It's a pretty scary prospect and if these guys manage to scale up it's going to be a nightmare for every website owner on the internet. ... that is until (and if) the law changes.
Any thought?
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People have to get educated on how to protect themselves regarding dealing with 3rd-party images and take CYA measures. There are parties that take unfair advantage and make bogus claims. In those cases, education plus getting a spine are the two requisites to beat them back.
ELI does its best to teach people to get a spine through education but unfortunately some never get one. They have more money than spine and some are willing to give the money up. Unfortunately, it only feeds the other side.
I can tell you from personal and professional experience that people don't tend to mess around with people who demonstrate they have a spine. It also helps to have a reputation of hitting back hard.
Hence, ELI has a bunch of strategies for people to use. There is something for everyone.