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Getty Images Letter Forum / No enforceable copyright and acquiescence
« on: November 17, 2010, 01:10:15 PM »
I have a friend caught up in the scam and was wondering if anyone has ever taken the time to see it Getty actually has registered copyrights? They can not legally enforce a copyright belonging to someone else.
I know of a somewhat larger case where a company wanted hundreds of thousands of dollars for photos but was forced to drop it because they didn’t have registered copyrights.
Also, has anyone ever check to see if the free sites that give these pictures away can be traced back to Getty?
And, if Getty doesn’t go after the free sites doesn’t that fall under “acquiescence” barring them from enforcing any rights they may have?
My friend got his photos straight from Ford Motor Company, free for all Ford websites. Getty has no interest in Ford, that also should be acquiescence, shouldn’t it?
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I know of a somewhat larger case where a company wanted hundreds of thousands of dollars for photos but was forced to drop it because they didn’t have registered copyrights.
Also, has anyone ever check to see if the free sites that give these pictures away can be traced back to Getty?
And, if Getty doesn’t go after the free sites doesn’t that fall under “acquiescence” barring them from enforcing any rights they may have?
My friend got his photos straight from Ford Motor Company, free for all Ford websites. Getty has no interest in Ford, that also should be acquiescence, shouldn’t it?
-s-