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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Any attorney defended lawsuits yet?

« on: December 01, 2010, 08:56:54 PM »

Thanks for the reply, good to know.

I did find one thread on the site here involving superstock, as noted in that thread it seems they are not as aggressive as the others. They have sent two notices thus far to a client so if I can get those posted I will. They have asked for over $2k for the one image that was immediately taken down.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Photo Databases Duplicates?

« on: December 01, 2010, 01:43:41 PM »

When you talk about date of infringement is that the date you put the photo up on a website? It seems that may also be the date Getty or MF discovers the infraction, i'm confused on that.  If it was the date you posted it or used the photo how would the statute play into that?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Any attorney defended lawsuits yet?

« on: December 01, 2010, 07:29:34 AM »

Matthew,

Thanks for the reply on that question. I appreciate your honesty, and yes I'm a bit paranoid and its companies like Getty and PhotoStock that make me that way. They seem to run these operations like a collection agency, not reasonable business people. They don't care about your side of the story or circumstances, they just focus on the money. I don't think it is beyond them to use any resource possible in pursuit of their goals.

Edit: I hope I haven't blacklisted myself here by asking you that question, I can't help but notice nobody has commented on my other questions as of yet. I've always looked at forums as a way to discuss a broad range of topics and concerns openly.

Also I was reading this article here http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2010/07/21/the-stock-photo-industrys-massive-copyright-campaign/ and it mentioned you were an attorney as well, I didn't see that in your bio so just wanted to let you know that in case you were unaware of this.

From that article:

What is Being Done

There are several things that are being done to address these issues. For one, attorneys Matthew Chan & Oscar Michelen have set up a site and offer reduced-rate legal counsel for those who receive these letters.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Any attorney defended lawsuits yet?

« on: November 30, 2010, 09:05:11 PM »

I see a lot of good information on this site and I thank the people running it.

I used to design websites using a company offshore and now have several of my old clients coming to me for solutions in these matters ranging from Getty Images to Superstock. Of course that company I used is not to be found now, lol.

Of course they aren't going after me but the eventuality of the website clients coming after me are there i'm sure.

Have there been any of these cases actually defended in court with an attorney or at least someone defending themselves with a decent defense? The only one I see is a default judgement on your site.

I see some of these have gone to collection agency firms. Can they put this on your credit profile as a collection? I can't see how they could if you never agreed to anything in writing such a loan or credit card agreement.

Any experience with SuperStock on these letters? I haven't found mention of them yet here though I've just started my read.

Also, not to be ungrateful but how do we know you the moderators and people running this site aren't in on it with them or out to turn a buck yourselves? I read through your descriptions and backgrounds but I still find myself asking that question. Henry Kissinger once said "you can call me paranoid but that doesn't mean I'm crazy".  I would think you are not but thought I would ask just the same. The stock photo companies have just as much access to all of this information here as we do I suppose.