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Getty Images Letter Forum / Registration

« on: December 28, 2010, 07:00:49 PM »

Where does one go to find out if Getty has registered the images in question?

If one is sued in Canada, do the images need to be registered with Canadian copyright office before damages can be awarded?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Want to hire Oscar

« on: December 12, 2010, 12:50:08 PM »

I am a Canadian who has received a second letter demanding payment for well over $10,000.  I purchased a portal website that was designed and marketed by two brothers.  They stated on their website the images were free to use and no copyright issues existed.  I now know I was very nieve.  These two brothers now own a multi-million dollar company and refuse to talk to me.  It has always been a dead site and no profits were ever made.  I live on a fixed income and have no possible way of paying this demand.  

Can a Canadian hire Oscar to write the letter or not?

Also can anyone tell me what "Injuction only remedy in innocent infringement" means as stated in Canadian copyright law.  I believe I can prove beyond doubt that I did not know or had any way of knowing of the infringement.

Thanks