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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Got the letter ....A question and my plan....

« on: January 22, 2013, 05:06:18 PM »

tell them this is a claim not a debt, they are required to send it back to Getty, tell them if they contact you again you will report them for misbehaving and not following the laws regarding the fair debt collection act ( or whatever it is called), they have no standing...then prepare to get a letter from ass hat seattle attorney Timothy B. McCormack....easy peasy..

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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: The Office of Fair Trading [OFT] Response re: Atradius

« on: January 22, 2013, 02:12:18 PM »

If I'm reading this correctly, Atradius Collections Limited is misrepresenting itself as being legally sanctioned to collect debts when in fact it is NOT licensed to do so.

Thats how i read it as well...shocking!!

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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: The Office of Fair Trading [OFT] Response re: Atradius

« on: January 22, 2013, 01:22:57 PM »

this would probably be a worthwhile addition to our library of documents, I'll be sending you a PM with my email address, if you would be so kind as to scan and send me the entire document.. Perhaps you would also consider sharing your letter to the OFT as well, so it will be one neat little package..I will certainly redact any of your infomation ..

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Here we go! Got my letter!

« on: January 21, 2013, 09:16:53 PM »

we understand the stress associated with veiled threats of litigation, make no mistake we take this very seriously, while at the same time interjecting some humor whenever possible, especially at Getty's expense!, Once you get passed the stress part, you'll become pissed, and you'll get thru that as well..we've all been there at some point...as much as I seem to joke and poke fun at these a-holes, truth of the matter is  that it still pisses me off to no end..hence i'm still here fighting the good fight....plus peeved is here too 

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Here we go! Got my letter!

« on: January 21, 2013, 09:01:35 PM »

I know that it is all in fun, we are all one big family and we have fun with each other.  I laugh every time he says it too me.

2) Matthew and Robert start calling you "Freakshow" 

Please wear that "Freakshow" badge with honor. It's all good IMHO.
 

Freak!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Here we go! Got my letter!

« on: January 21, 2013, 08:55:41 PM »

there are plenty past the 3 yrs...not much in the way of "play by play"...Getty sends letters, Getty recruits NCS to send leters...when they get shot down, Getty recruits Asshat Seattle attorney and his "mistress of misrepresentation Ashanti Taylor to send letters...eventually you reach 3 years.. same story different images and targets...

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Here we go! Got my letter!

« on: January 21, 2013, 08:29:15 PM »

and just to be clear, Gregs' case has not yet reached the 3 year mark, so his case is not technically finished, although it's the general consensus that he won't be hearing from them again, but he did address the issue just a wee bit more aggressively than most... 

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Here we go! Got my letter!

« on: January 21, 2013, 08:11:43 PM »

"penalty"? no it's not a penalty!! or a "fine"....it's a bullshit claim....they don't care if it came with a template, they don't care if your Hd crashed...they want your money PERIOD. They have NEVER sued over 1 image... My case from start to finish..

I have a license for the image, they threatened me as well, I hired Oscar to draft a letter, heard from them once with a "lowered settlement offer", I declined....the 3 years came and went...end of story..

generally speaking the other stories are basically the same, people either pay them to go away ( thus letting Getty win) or they don't pay ( some hire Oscars services) those that don't pay simply wait for the 3 years to pass and it's over with..

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Interesting Article from a Pissed Getty Contributor

« on: January 21, 2013, 12:44:09 PM »

Yes, I concur that Stinger and Buddhapi.

However, I doubt that Getty/Google have set out to "seed" images in order to induce infringements.

I'm sure that the average person may assume that the images are akin to "free clipart", and use them for other purposes.
Getty trolls the Web 24/7 looking for "copyright infringements", so it's logical to assume that the images in question could become part of the problem.

According to Getty, these images are royalty-free.  Traditionally, Getty hasn't pursued infringements for its royalty-free collections.
But, let's keep an eye on it...

S.G.

yes "royalty Free" containing models, and contributor family members without model releases.. Getty really screwed up with this little project... They pay Joe photog a whopping 12 bucks, I come along and use that image that just happens to have Joe photogs aunt Linda in it.... Aunt Linda now becomes my spokes model for a the latest and greatest anti troll butt cream... sorry photog getty paid you, Aunt Linda should be proud!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Interesting Article from a Pissed Getty Contributor

« on: January 21, 2013, 11:36:18 AM »

I've been running the same scenario around in my head that Stinger mentions.. I'm a google drive user, and also creates docs within google.... I could easily see the following happen..


I "create" a doc in google doc, and insert one of these images, which says I can do for "commercial purposes" I then save my google doc as a pdf and throw it up on my site.. I'd be willing to bet Getty or the artist will come knocking..As far as I'm concerend I'm in the clear, the pdf came from a document that was created using google docs and google drive..just a matter of time before this becomes an issue, unless Getty backtracks and removes these images and pulls out of this "contract" with Google...

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: We are the latest victim of the Getty Image extortion scam

« on: January 20, 2013, 12:18:06 PM »

@S.G. I fully support some sort of FAQ, but I don't support wasting ones time creating it, knowing that most newbies are just going to post the infamous question "got letter, now what?"... I think maybe a better approach would be a sticky post containing the "must read" threads, which would cover anything that would be in the FAQ, plus other general stuff, then when we get the newbie question we can simply reply with a link to the must read stuff..

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Interesting Article from a Pissed Getty Contributor

« on: January 19, 2013, 02:52:43 PM »

Getty's business model:

• Alienate its contributors
• Threaten to sue its customers

What could possibly go wrong?

this for starters!

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/getty-loses-major-case-brought-by-photographer-daniel-morel/

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: ELI Forum Announcement

« on: January 19, 2013, 01:41:38 PM »

Porting everything over to a new host, redeploying it all, testing it all, and back in action within 24 hours is very admirable. Good job guys!

Thanx Jerry! Kudo's to Matthew as he did most of the heavy lifting..

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Very Pissed Off - Payback time

« on: January 19, 2013, 12:50:03 PM »

Ok....I'm on pins and needles!

Enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts...the shit is going to hit the fan, and it will no be distributed evenly...

and speaking of pins and needles..

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Forum issues and status update

« on: January 19, 2013, 08:16:40 AM »

posting from firefox 17.01...all good...