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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Help! Debt collection letter arrived
« on: November 01, 2012, 09:29:39 AM »
Hi
I have been dealing with Getty for about a year now and more recently Atradius.
I have received several letters from Getty regarding copywright infringement, which I chose to ignore until I got a letter from Atradius, which did in fact look more like a debt collection letter, in fact they call themselves Atradius Collections Ltd.
I spoke to a Uk Solicitor about 2 months ago whom I can not remember the name of unfortunately because he has been dealing with Getty cases in the UK for about 12 years now, and like others on this forum also told me to write to Atradius to ask for proof of licence between getty and the original rights holder.
This is a synopsis of what I got back from Atradius
" Your statement that we have to supply you with the contact between the photographer and our client is incorrect"
"Indeed it is you that has to supply to us a licence you have to use the image. As you cannot do this our client is entitiled to claim damages from you on behalf of the photographer."
And so on regarding the infingement of copywright and that a business does not know of that infringement is of no defence.
Then on a seperate piece of paper they sent me a copy of a bill for the Debtor: Nigel O'Hara
Their reference number, and wait for it-
Unpaid invoices to JENS J. AAGAARD A/S AS
Doesn't that sound a bit Dutch to you, it certainly does to me, and thankfully as I think since Ryan has done some research on the credit licence of Atradius and they are operating from Amsterdam in Holland it is certainly sounding very fishy.
Anyway I will be copying the reply and sending it to Atradius and telling them to go suck a duck.
Thank you for all your posts
I have been dealing with Getty for about a year now and more recently Atradius.
I have received several letters from Getty regarding copywright infringement, which I chose to ignore until I got a letter from Atradius, which did in fact look more like a debt collection letter, in fact they call themselves Atradius Collections Ltd.
I spoke to a Uk Solicitor about 2 months ago whom I can not remember the name of unfortunately because he has been dealing with Getty cases in the UK for about 12 years now, and like others on this forum also told me to write to Atradius to ask for proof of licence between getty and the original rights holder.
This is a synopsis of what I got back from Atradius
" Your statement that we have to supply you with the contact between the photographer and our client is incorrect"
"Indeed it is you that has to supply to us a licence you have to use the image. As you cannot do this our client is entitiled to claim damages from you on behalf of the photographer."
And so on regarding the infingement of copywright and that a business does not know of that infringement is of no defence.
Then on a seperate piece of paper they sent me a copy of a bill for the Debtor: Nigel O'Hara
Their reference number, and wait for it-
Unpaid invoices to JENS J. AAGAARD A/S AS
Doesn't that sound a bit Dutch to you, it certainly does to me, and thankfully as I think since Ryan has done some research on the credit licence of Atradius and they are operating from Amsterdam in Holland it is certainly sounding very fishy.
Anyway I will be copying the reply and sending it to Atradius and telling them to go suck a duck.
Thank you for all your posts