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Getty Images Letter Forum / Settlement Demand Letter arrived in Sweden
« on: September 10, 2010, 12:38:00 AM »
The Famous letter has arrived here in Sweden, not to my door, but to a family member.
Since the family member isn't too hot with the English- I have decided to try and help him out.
GettyImages are demanding $3,000 for 3 Images, which they are stating are on the web site concerned, and they are right !
I saw the Images in question and I have removed them.
I then phoned up gettyimages and I tried to explain to the rude girl on the phone, who answered in German- but changed to Engish when she heard me speaking.
I said that the web site,was created around 6 years ago by a 3rd party designer and the images used, was certainly not known by my family member to be copy righted in any way- he was just happy to get a web site up and showing on the internet.
Within 3 mins of the telephone conversation, I was being offered a special discount ! I rejected this right away and told the girl, that there is no money available and I no longer wanted to continue this conversation and I would be writing a letter to her head office.
I have read so many comments over here on this board, some saying not to write to them, but I am so mad at these people.
I have been involved with the internet for over 12 years, running blogs and forums and not once have I ever come across a situation like this one.
I have so many friends in the digital art world, who have had thier work published in so many books and they are doing work for movie companies- and on many occasions, if we find any one using thier work on thier web site- we usually write them a e.mail and explain to them- not only have they stolen some one elses work, they are breaking the copright law !
And on most cases, these people take down the Images involved- and some times they simply close down thier site- and the matter is closed !
But Gettyimages are using another simple method !- "Pay Up" and boy ! doesn't their letter look so proffesional.
Its a 8 page letter and no wonder my family member was shaking in his boots when he came to my house, with this demand for this kind of money- which is a months wage for this person with 3 children.
I await on a reply from Gettyimages, and I will not give in without a fight !!!!
Since the family member isn't too hot with the English- I have decided to try and help him out.
GettyImages are demanding $3,000 for 3 Images, which they are stating are on the web site concerned, and they are right !
I saw the Images in question and I have removed them.
I then phoned up gettyimages and I tried to explain to the rude girl on the phone, who answered in German- but changed to Engish when she heard me speaking.
I said that the web site,was created around 6 years ago by a 3rd party designer and the images used, was certainly not known by my family member to be copy righted in any way- he was just happy to get a web site up and showing on the internet.
Within 3 mins of the telephone conversation, I was being offered a special discount ! I rejected this right away and told the girl, that there is no money available and I no longer wanted to continue this conversation and I would be writing a letter to her head office.
I have read so many comments over here on this board, some saying not to write to them, but I am so mad at these people.
I have been involved with the internet for over 12 years, running blogs and forums and not once have I ever come across a situation like this one.
I have so many friends in the digital art world, who have had thier work published in so many books and they are doing work for movie companies- and on many occasions, if we find any one using thier work on thier web site- we usually write them a e.mail and explain to them- not only have they stolen some one elses work, they are breaking the copright law !
And on most cases, these people take down the Images involved- and some times they simply close down thier site- and the matter is closed !
But Gettyimages are using another simple method !- "Pay Up" and boy ! doesn't their letter look so proffesional.
Its a 8 page letter and no wonder my family member was shaking in his boots when he came to my house, with this demand for this kind of money- which is a months wage for this person with 3 children.
I await on a reply from Gettyimages, and I will not give in without a fight !!!!