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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Got the Getty extortion letter grrrrrrrrrrrr

« on: November 11, 2013, 02:33:27 PM »

Stinger, thanks so much. I have so much stress over this.

So does anyone know the success rate in Oscar's program? I don't want to pay $200 only to have to pay Getty  eventually if he can't get this shut down

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Got the Getty extortion letter grrrrrrrrrrrr

« on: November 11, 2013, 02:02:10 PM »

 

First, thank you for this forum and web site! I sincerely appreciate your support and commitment to helping the little guy against Getty's extortion tactics. What they are doing is WRONG

They are demanding $1,350 for a single image they allege was in a 100 pixel area on the main page of a web site that gets an average of two visitors a week! Alleged image is size of a postage stamp. Alleged image is not on the web server anywhere. Alleged image is non existent even in the snapshots on Wayback Machine. So if it ever was on the site, it was a long time ago.

They attached letters showing they attempted to contact a ways back. Letters show alleged infringement. Looks like they sent letters to an old address. Further, in the letter the incorporated company that built the web site is referred to as the defendant. That company closed its doors 2 years ago. Totally defunct now.

How can anyone be expected to pay these bullies $1300 for an alleged image on a tiny hobby web site no one but a few people have even seen? What is wrong with Getty? What kind of profiteering criminals are running their company? Is Getty where all the Enron thugs transferred to?  This is an outrage.

What can I do?

Thank you