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Getty Images Letter Forum / Getty Images extorts thei own customers!
« on: January 09, 2013, 07:49:29 PM »
Getty and Masterfile both defend the fees they demand as reasonable, based on the cost of production and the type and duration of the illegal uses, and the cost of pursuing infringers. They concentrate their enforcement efforts on illegal commercial use. Pigeon says Masterfile pursues infringement of rights-managed images only (because royalty-free images are available from multiple sources, and the agency can’t prove where infringers steal those). He also says the agency has a policy of charging infringers three times a normal licensing fee.
“Duration of “illegal use”” another WTF statement, it’s documented that an actual customer of Getty Images let his license lapse for like a week, he then received the typical $1200.00 demand letter.. I guess because he was out of the country and unable to renew the license in a timely manner, he automatically qualifies for the title of “thief”, did I mention he was actually a long time customer of Getty Images??? This is how they treat the people they do business with??....so whether your 1 week late in renewing your license or use an image unknowingly for 3 years, you’re going to get a demand letter demanding whatever amount Getty or Masterfile feels like trying to extort, there is no rhyme or reason, these questions have been posed dozens of times, and no answer has ever been given, or at least no answer that makes any sense... It’s also worth mentioning, that when I did my interview with the author of this article I did mention the Getty customer mentioned above, but I guess he did not think it was worth mentioning for whatever reason...just say’n
“Duration of “illegal use”” another WTF statement, it’s documented that an actual customer of Getty Images let his license lapse for like a week, he then received the typical $1200.00 demand letter.. I guess because he was out of the country and unable to renew the license in a timely manner, he automatically qualifies for the title of “thief”, did I mention he was actually a long time customer of Getty Images??? This is how they treat the people they do business with??....so whether your 1 week late in renewing your license or use an image unknowingly for 3 years, you’re going to get a demand letter demanding whatever amount Getty or Masterfile feels like trying to extort, there is no rhyme or reason, these questions have been posed dozens of times, and no answer has ever been given, or at least no answer that makes any sense... It’s also worth mentioning, that when I did my interview with the author of this article I did mention the Getty customer mentioned above, but I guess he did not think it was worth mentioning for whatever reason...just say’n