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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Went completely dark..SOL passed..yeehaw

« on: January 16, 2017, 11:28:17 PM »

Sitting out an SOL is a rush..especially given that lawsuits are typically filed in 2nd or last year. Sounds OCD, but I was checking Justia dockets and filings everyday for the last year. What made it much easier was knowing there are back up options that you have alluded to that can render judgements essentially un-collectable.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Went completely dark..SOL passed..yeehaw

« on: January 16, 2017, 10:14:35 PM »

3 years ago I was in panic mode. I had a 5 image "infringement " accdg to Getty. (Reinforced by 5 followups from McCormack) Since I have a commercial site, I thought I was  low hanging fruit. I removed the images immediately, and was wondering whether I should pay them their  8 grand and be done w/it, or settle for 5 or so.   I even called my Prepaid Legal Service who turned out to be as useful as a dried up testicle; they suggested I give Getty the full amount ASAP. When I found this forum I realized I wasn't alone, and the more I learned the more my fear turned to being just pissed off. I called Matt for a support call-best idea ever. He carefully reviewed my info, and suggested the opposite of my Pre-paid legal scam..err.."service." On his advice I went completely dark, no response to anything, no emails, phone calls, nada. Had it not been for Matt and his reality based analysis on the odds of actually being sued, no matter how easy of a target you think you might be, I'd be out or more grand for what??