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« on: May 21, 2012, 10:32:25 AM »
Quoted from Timothy B. McCormacks "Copyright Cow" blog
"7. Photo Agencies such as Getty Images are Well Represented.
A photo agency’s life blood is their copyright protected images. One of the largest photo agencies in the world is Getty Images. Getty Images is an efficient organization when it comes to extracting damages from companies found to be infringing their copyrights. The bottom line is, their experts and lawyers know copyright law inside and out because that is all that they do day in and day out. Generally speaking, these representatives are easy to work with and professional; it is better to work with them as opposed to against them."
I'll start at the top "Well Represented" and "efficient organization", I think we need to look at the Advernet case here.
"Wojtczak testified that the Getty Images Contributor Agreement did “not have signatures. It is a digitally accepted agreement. The contributor signed via our online contributor contract portal.” The following ensued:
THE COURT: And where, if anywhere, does a representative form Getty execute, sign the document, digitally or otherwise?
THE WITNESS: You know, I'm not entirely familiar with where in the process that happens"..... OOPS! so much for "well represented and efficient organization"
"extracting damages" - I find it amusing that Timothy B. McCormack doesn't like us using the term "extortion" yet he states that Getty and their copyright trolls are efficient at "extracting damages...So here's our English lesson for the day.. from thesaurus.com:
Main Entry: extort [ik-stawrt]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cheat; blackmail
Synonyms: bleed, bully, clip, coerce, demand, educe, elicit, evince, exact, extract, fleece, force, get, gouge, hold up, ice*, make pay through nose, milk, obtain, pinch, pull one's leg, put screws to, put the arm on, secure, shake down, skin*, soak, squeeze, stick, sting, wrench, wrest, wring
Yes they "know copyright law inside and out", simply because they are mostly college interns, who drink the company kool-aid and are very efficient at reading from a canned script..same lines of BS different "clerks"
"Professional and easy to work with" - let us refer back to one of Timothy b McCormacks' letter for a minute....
"You have copied and used these images without a valid license."
"YOUR COMPANY HAS COMMITTED COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT"
"your comapny is a direct infringer...."
"this agreement shall be kept in confidence by the parties."
"Why Your Company's actions are illegal"
"... your company, its officers, and other individuals involved in the infringement are liable..."
Looks professional to me! And he wonders why someone would entertain filing a complaint with the Washington State Bar Association?
"For every action..there is a reaction"
"When you point a finger at someone else, you have three pointing back at you."
Wishing you all a fantastic McCormack Monday!
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