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Getty Images Letter Forum / Masterfile seeks "damages" in Canada

« on: March 04, 2013, 09:42:04 AM »

I currently have a website in the frozen food service, which had been up since 2008. A photo was used that was "rights managed" inadvertantly. I received a registered email from MF asking for $4800 (plus taxes) in damages for the past 4 years and to remove the photo from the website. I removed the photo after finding out it was not a spam email by contacting them and talking with the MF representative. She dropped the damages to $2800, which i thought was still excessive, so i hired a lawyer to handle my negotiations. After he contacted MF he told me they were offering 3 options. The lowest one was was $2000 plus taxes, which i thought was still excessive. My lawyer encouraged me to settle, which i had objection to, so i terminated his services and found the ELI forum. I think i did the right thing. Now that i am on my own, i need some advice, whether or not to settle.
First, after reading some posts in ELI i was considering on writing an email to ask for documented proof of "damages".
What should i do next? Thank you for your support.