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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Image on Getty is no longer available

« on: April 09, 2012, 06:52:12 PM »

I wanted to let you know that Getty is no longer pursuing settlement and the matter is fully resolved.

I wanted to thank everyone, but particularly buddhapi and mcfilms, for the advice.  Getty seemed to drop the settlement once I told them they no longer represented the artist in question.

thanks again.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Image on Getty is no longer available

« on: March 12, 2012, 06:14:09 PM »

thanks..What if its after the date of the letter? Or the relationship between the photographer and Getty is so f'ed up that she/getty cannot tell when the exact date was?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Image on Getty is no longer available

« on: March 12, 2012, 04:47:01 PM »

Update.  After trading correspondence with the original photographer, discovered she terminated her relationship with Getty.  Not sure of the timing (whether is was before the supposed violation) but its clear she no longer works with Getty and they no longer manage images for her.  She seems pretty dissatisfied with Getty overall and she said Getty doesnt even know which images they managed for her.

Getty just sent me a letter reducing the settlement amount by 20% (~$155). Should i counter offer a low amount mentioning the above? Or should i dispute their authority for the supposed image violation?

any thoughts? thanks!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Image on Getty is no longer available

« on: February 06, 2012, 08:26:21 PM »

wow..thanks for all the help..

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Image on Getty is no longer available

« on: February 06, 2012, 07:05:36 PM »

yes thats it! what language is this? greek? russian?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Image on Getty is no longer available

« on: February 06, 2012, 06:48:18 PM »

So it doesnt mean they no longer represent the photographer for this image? They are totally removing it just for the sake of a demand letter?

thanks!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Image on Getty is no longer available

« on: February 06, 2012, 06:20:41 PM »

I recently received a letter accusing us of Unlawful Use of a Getty Image.  I tried to search for the image on Getty but got the following message:

We're sorry. Item 200144575-003 is no longer available.

Does this mean anything important? I wanted to look at the image they were accusing us of infringing but it seems they no longer have a relationship with them.

thanks