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Getty Images Letter Forum / Oscar Michelen’s Defense Letter Program - What Happens Next

« on: January 28, 2015, 01:36:57 PM »

Anyone here used the Defense Letter Program?  What happens next?
I'm kinda scared of what will happen.
If Getty will now only send letters to Oscar, does this mean I'm going to be billed by Oscar everytime he gets a letter? At $450/hour this will be more expensive than just paying Getty's demand.

Would love to hear your experience with the Defense Letter Program and what happens.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Client Received Letter, now what?

« on: December 21, 2014, 11:36:04 AM »

First, thank you guys for having this forum and doing what you do.  It's nice to know there's people out there fighting this. 

So my client got a letter yesterday demanding $1,140 in damages for 1 image (442 x 295 pixels).  I can't remember if the photo came with the template we purchased or the image was found by one of our interns.  The problem is I have no proof even if we did buy it legally.  I'm wondering what steps to take next.  I'd like to insulate my client from having to deal with this as well. 

I've tried to read as much info as possible but I'm finding it hard to plan what steps to take.  Can anyone recommend how to proceed? 

(By the way, the website is owned by a recently widowed sole proprietor and gets maybe 10 to 12 visits a month.  Really small time.)

Thanks!