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Getty Images Letter Forum / Getty Letter received today, help!!!
« on: November 03, 2008, 08:56:24 PM »
Hi,
I just received Today my Getty letter like you guys have been discussing here.
Well, what should I do?
My understanding after reading this forum and many sites is to ignore it, not to worry too much. Am I correct?
Getty is charging me $5000 for 5 images. I had no clue. I was infringing anything.
Shall I contact Getty and offer a settlement? It seems that folks that tried this did not get much result.
I don't mind paying $49 for the 5 images and forget about this whole thing, but I think Getty will not accept it.
I want to point out I am a freelance graphic designer and these images were provided by the companies I worked. These same companies no longer are in businesses, since these images were provide 10 to 5 years ago. The images I used are highly composite alongside graphics making then somewhat different than the originals, also they were small in size.
I am very upset by the way Getty is treating me. I removed the images from my site immediately. They were there just to show my line of work (my portfolio). I referred Getty many instances and my clients always purchased from them due my referrals. Very sad.
I appreciate any advice. Sorry, for my newbie questions. I guess I am a bit scared like anyone else when it first received the letter.
I also want to thank you for creating this forum.
All the best
I just received Today my Getty letter like you guys have been discussing here.
Well, what should I do?
My understanding after reading this forum and many sites is to ignore it, not to worry too much. Am I correct?
Getty is charging me $5000 for 5 images. I had no clue. I was infringing anything.
Shall I contact Getty and offer a settlement? It seems that folks that tried this did not get much result.
I don't mind paying $49 for the 5 images and forget about this whole thing, but I think Getty will not accept it.
I want to point out I am a freelance graphic designer and these images were provided by the companies I worked. These same companies no longer are in businesses, since these images were provide 10 to 5 years ago. The images I used are highly composite alongside graphics making then somewhat different than the originals, also they were small in size.
I am very upset by the way Getty is treating me. I removed the images from my site immediately. They were there just to show my line of work (my portfolio). I referred Getty many instances and my clients always purchased from them due my referrals. Very sad.
I appreciate any advice. Sorry, for my newbie questions. I guess I am a bit scared like anyone else when it first received the letter.
I also want to thank you for creating this forum.
All the best