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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: School tutor

« on: May 13, 2017, 02:06:11 PM »

Never mind.  I figured it out. 

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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / How can I verify a copyright Certificate of Registration number online?

« on: May 13, 2017, 02:03:04 PM »

I got a letter from Higbee and Associates telling me I used someone's picture on our website without his authorization.  They want $3000 to settle this.  I looked at the picture and found no evidence whatsoever that it is copyrighted or that it needed to be paid for by anyone.  It was on google images.  We are a very small ministry and it was a picture of a deer for my wife's blog.  I'd like to verify that this picture is legitimately copyrighted by this person before I proceed to respond to Higbee's demand for payment.  They did send me a copy of the certificate of registration but when I typed it in on one of the websites that searches for this (not sure it's legitimate) it showed that there was no copyright for this picture.  Any suggestions would be very helpful.  By the way, I found this person who they claim is the copyright owner of the picture on Facebook.  Would it be unwise for me to contact him directly and see if he owns this and hopefully he will be willing to not charge me or lower the fee?  Thanks.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: School tutor

« on: May 13, 2017, 01:55:24 PM »

Sorry to jump in on this thread but I can't figure out how to start my own thread.  Can someone tell me how to start my own thread here?  Looked everywhere but can't seem to find how to begin.  Thank you.