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Getty Images Letter Forum / Educational Web Site

« on: August 16, 2013, 11:56:41 PM »

I have an educational web site (Glycomeds.com) that I paid a company to build in 2009. They put two of Getty's images on it but didn't tell me. I had set up a LLC company (Glycomeds) before I had the web site built in case it developed any liabilities. The company has no income of any kind, no employees, no phone, no bank account, no income tax filings, it just presents information on new drug discoveries. Three weeks ago I got a demand letter for $2100 for using the two images.  I was laid off (1/31/2009) just after I had the site built and have had to file for Social Security (I am 72 now)  for income.  As Glycomeds is a company I can't do self-representation as I am not an attorney. If I don't pay them and they take me to court the judge will throw the book at me for not coming to court.  I did contact the development company who built my web site and told them about the infringement and now they won't talk to me anymore.  I lost everything in the crash of 2008 and have no funds to hire an attorney. Living on Social Security alone doesn't leave much money to do much of anything.  Short of suicide what are my other options (if any)?  Thanks for all your kind help.