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Getty Images Letter Forum / Extortion Letter received from LCS / Picscout
« on: April 15, 2015, 12:04:34 AM »
Hello,
I've now received my second letter from License Compliance Services / PicScout on behalf of Aurora Photo (agency) in Seattle. It's the usual blurb and format as discussed in this forum and it is for innocent copyright infringement on my web site. The image was simply found on Google Images - there was no file attached to it with any info of copyright, registration or how to purchase it if I had wanted to.
Anyway - they want $760. I admit to using it and I think the photographer should be compensated. So I'm happy to send $200 - in full knowledge that the photographer probably would see very little, if any, of this.
Anyway - I'm a writer, I've read the forums and advice and I'm not intimidated. I believe I could just write them a letter to let them know that I've educated myself about this and that I'm not a push-over. I'll offer $200. If that doesn't work - then I'd pay for the lawyer's letter from Oscar Michelen - roughly $200.
Any thoughts on this before I take any action?
Thanks,
Hamish
I've now received my second letter from License Compliance Services / PicScout on behalf of Aurora Photo (agency) in Seattle. It's the usual blurb and format as discussed in this forum and it is for innocent copyright infringement on my web site. The image was simply found on Google Images - there was no file attached to it with any info of copyright, registration or how to purchase it if I had wanted to.
Anyway - they want $760. I admit to using it and I think the photographer should be compensated. So I'm happy to send $200 - in full knowledge that the photographer probably would see very little, if any, of this.
Anyway - I'm a writer, I've read the forums and advice and I'm not intimidated. I believe I could just write them a letter to let them know that I've educated myself about this and that I'm not a push-over. I'll offer $200. If that doesn't work - then I'd pay for the lawyer's letter from Oscar Michelen - roughly $200.
Any thoughts on this before I take any action?
Thanks,
Hamish