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Getty Images Letter Forum / Received letter from McCormack
« on: April 07, 2011, 03:44:51 PM »
Hi Oscar!
I tried to reach you over phone and also by email but didn't have luck. So, I am posting here in this forum. After two letters from Gettyimages, I received a letter from McCormack Law form. I had responded both the letters of Getty images and explained that my website was done in foreign country Nepal and that the 9 pictures that Getty claims that they belong to them were used without my knowledge. The web designer that I hired in Nepal to build the website showed me some templates with images and I approved one of the templates and they started working on. But it took quite a while. The website was live but I couldn't start business and I continued to work for other company.
I think the website was live around mid of 2008 but I was still working for other company and was not doing any business. I lost my job in June 2010 and then I started working on to revamp the website and tried to do business then in the month of October, I received letter from Getty saying that I infringed the copyright law and demanded $5400. I responded the letter via email explaining the situation. I was out of job and my business is in infant stage. Then they came with the settlement amount of $4590. They sent me another letter in December 2010 and again, I responded via email and tried to explain that it happened without my knowledge and that I am not so active in business and so not able to make the payment.
Now, I have part time job and in the meantime, I am trying to do business from my home. The business is not doing any good. My financial situation is very bad. I am 4 months behind on mortgage and I am waiting for the bank to send me foreclosure notice and now, I got letter from McCormac. Now, they are asking US$ 6830. I called this law firm and spoke with a representative there and again I tried to explain all the situation but she keeps saying that I violated the law. Finally she asked how much I can pay and in a state of confusion what to say, I offered 10% and she said she won't spend time with me to negotiate for 10%.
I asked her what happens if I am unable to pay and then she said its up to Getty if they want to further escalate the case. Can you advise me how should I proceed now? By the way, they have given me a deadline for 15 days but a week has already passed now.
I tried to reach you over phone and also by email but didn't have luck. So, I am posting here in this forum. After two letters from Gettyimages, I received a letter from McCormack Law form. I had responded both the letters of Getty images and explained that my website was done in foreign country Nepal and that the 9 pictures that Getty claims that they belong to them were used without my knowledge. The web designer that I hired in Nepal to build the website showed me some templates with images and I approved one of the templates and they started working on. But it took quite a while. The website was live but I couldn't start business and I continued to work for other company.
I think the website was live around mid of 2008 but I was still working for other company and was not doing any business. I lost my job in June 2010 and then I started working on to revamp the website and tried to do business then in the month of October, I received letter from Getty saying that I infringed the copyright law and demanded $5400. I responded the letter via email explaining the situation. I was out of job and my business is in infant stage. Then they came with the settlement amount of $4590. They sent me another letter in December 2010 and again, I responded via email and tried to explain that it happened without my knowledge and that I am not so active in business and so not able to make the payment.
Now, I have part time job and in the meantime, I am trying to do business from my home. The business is not doing any good. My financial situation is very bad. I am 4 months behind on mortgage and I am waiting for the bank to send me foreclosure notice and now, I got letter from McCormac. Now, they are asking US$ 6830. I called this law firm and spoke with a representative there and again I tried to explain all the situation but she keeps saying that I violated the law. Finally she asked how much I can pay and in a state of confusion what to say, I offered 10% and she said she won't spend time with me to negotiate for 10%.
I asked her what happens if I am unable to pay and then she said its up to Getty if they want to further escalate the case. Can you advise me how should I proceed now? By the way, they have given me a deadline for 15 days but a week has already passed now.