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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: getty image in free template -- still avaible for download

« on: November 06, 2013, 09:26:16 PM »

The site is yestemplates(dot).com.  The template file contains a word doc call Terms & Conditions.  States  "you are entitled the right to use any of the limited graphics supplied as part of the product for commercial and personal use."  Guess my next question is how do you determine if an image is copyrighted and to whom.  I have only been able to use tineye or google image search.  This only tells me who is using the images and where.  I guess if getty is listed you steer clear of that image.  I would like to finish the site without having anymore issues.  also if I use a image that getty later acquires rights to, am I infringing on their rights of the image. Still need to learn more on how copyrights work.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / getty image in free template -- still avaible for download

« on: November 05, 2013, 04:19:49 PM »

Got my demand letter on sept 13, yep friday the 13th.  I was designing a website for our small business.  Downloaded a free template and according to getty in image on that template they own the copyright to.  what bothers me is that I download it some time in july  2013 and the template is still availabe as of nov 4 2013.  My question is should I contact the free template website to see if they have proof of a valid license or is this a waste of time.  Seems these site are out there seeding copyright infringement cases for getty.   My image in question was up for only 2 months, their demand $965.00. Website had a basic format and no verbiage yet.