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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Newbie question

« on: December 08, 2013, 08:35:53 PM »

You may get a letter if Pic-Scout has been there.  You should also go and make sure there are no copies of the pages on the Wayback machine too.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Arghhh...Received Getty Letter

« on: December 07, 2013, 05:54:37 PM »

This link will tell you how to contact him.

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/2012-update-expansion-of-attorney-oscar-michelens-defense-letter-program/

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Arghhh...Received Getty Letter

« on: December 07, 2013, 03:18:19 PM »

Oscar is correct.  He has handled well over 800 of these cases and for the two hundred bucks it is an incredible value.  I don't think you will find anyone more capable than Oscar!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Possible New Tool Being Used By MasterFile?

« on: December 07, 2013, 03:13:58 PM »

Thanks for the information on this Oscar!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: 9th Circuit Court Discusses Group Registration in the Alaska Stock Case

« on: December 07, 2013, 03:13:18 PM »

I noticed that and they would not let them answer the question before asking something else.  It was very interesting for me to learn a little of how this stuff works in the court room.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Need an opinion on a letter I received.

« on: December 07, 2013, 03:09:13 PM »

Thanks for the information and update Oscar! 

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: 9th Circuit Court Discusses Group Registration in the Alaska Stock Case

« on: December 07, 2013, 12:53:06 PM »

Here is the answer to one of my questions I had where they continue to reference a "Chevron Deference"

http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/chevron_deference

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Getty Images Letter Forum / 9th Circuit Court Discusses Group Registration in the Alaska Stock Case

« on: December 07, 2013, 12:16:47 PM »

Oscar found this audio recording of arguments on the Alaska Stock group registration case .  It is about 41 minutes long but what I could follow of it was very interesting.  I have made some note on some legal terms I will need clarification on.

http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/view.php?pk_id=0000007866

Thanks for sharing this with us Oscar!

This recording was from 7/27/2011

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: I got a letter today

« on: December 07, 2013, 11:57:11 AM »

Make sure you have taken the images down and ANY image that is not yours personally or you have a license for. 

Robert is correct, do not communicate with them at all until you have done some reading here and know what you are doing or you will inadvertently say something that could hurt your case.

You have basically 4 choices.

1) Ignore it.  Some here favor this however, I am not one. Also do not worry about the deadline they have given you as it is part of their scare tactic.

2) Fight it yourself. This is my choice.  All the information you need to fight this is contained here in this website.  The key is to read and get educated before confronting them.

3) Hire Oscar for a couple of hundred and they can no longer contact you.  Oscar has handled well over 800 of these cases.

4) Hire a local attorney.  If you go this route make sure that the attorney you select is an experienced IP attorney.  If whoever you get say to just pay it then you don't have the right person. 

Read up and ask questions and let us know what you decide and how it goes.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Today I Received my "Letter"

« on: December 05, 2013, 06:02:49 PM »

I love this idea Jerry and wouldn't it be great to sick NCS on Getty for non-payment! 

It probably goes without saying , scrollgirl, but you should screenshot the heck out of that page for your records. Also, if they come at you again I suggest you firmly state that the original copyright holder granted permission for the use of the image and any further contact on this issue resulting in you having to further document this for them will result in an invoice for your time.

I really think that if people start invoicing Getty for their time, and then pestering them with phone calls to speak to accounting and letting them know that your terms are 30 days from receipt, Getty will be much less aggressive and willy-nilly about who they go after.

If the copyright holder grants permission to use the image and a third-party causes you to waste time proving you didn't "infringe" on their stock image, you have the right to bill for your time while you 'splain it to them. An invoice for an hour and a half at $100 an hour is a great way to flip the script.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Need an opinion on a letter I received.

« on: December 03, 2013, 08:51:20 PM »

Sorry I honestly don't know.  I have not followed them that closely as my main focus has always been learning and documenting all I can about Getty Images and McCormack IP Law. 

Thanks, Greg.  I actually read all of those over the last few days.  Even re-read a number of them.  I think my confusion lies in that it seems from the threads you pointed out that Randy and CDL act alone but john makes me think that CDL is just part of a larger process with Sanders.  Any thoughts on that?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Question About Finding the True Owner of an Image

« on: December 03, 2013, 08:45:12 PM »

Good to see you back Moe! 

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Today I Received my "Letter"

« on: December 02, 2013, 09:19:53 PM »

Shelia,

Glad your mind is more at ease now. 

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Need an opinion on a letter I received.

« on: December 02, 2013, 09:17:59 PM »

Here's the threads on ELI about CDL.

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/copyright-defense-league-recruiting-extortionist-lawyers/

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/copyright-defense-league-inside-strategies-revealed!/

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/copyright-troll-randy-g-taylor-from-copyright-defense-league-on-video/

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/dan-b-levine-from-copyright-defense-league/

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/national-photo-group-llc-in-cahoots-with-copyright-defense-league/

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/for-randy-taylor-of-copyright-defense-league/

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/who-exactly-is-dan-b-levine-of-copyright-defense-league/

Here's a new question, john82.  In my research so far, everyone else seems to have received a letter from Sanders Law.  I have yet to receive a paper letter, but the DMCA complaint filed with my registrar was from an R. Taylor at Copyright Defense League.  Have you come across any other cases where CDL is involved?  Or is this merely a process?  Will R. Taylor file the DMCA to get my personal information and then pass it along to Sanders to send me a letter?  From what I have read on site here, it seems that R. Taylor is not an attorney of any sort.  I can't figure out why everyone else is receiving contact from someone at Sanders and I have, thus far, only received from CDL.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Need an opinion on a letter I received.

« on: November 30, 2013, 06:54:00 PM »

Sometimes it's a tactic to "make you sweat" and wonder what's happening and sometimes is it just that these companies are sending out so many of these letters it takes a while to do follow up work.  Sometimes when they meet stiff resistance they just move on to easier prey.

My fight is with Getty and every since I turned up the heat on them for continuing to demand payment, threatening to escalate to legal and refusing to provide requested proof to continue negotiations I have not heard a peep out my Getty pen pal Douglas Beiker for almost a year and a half now.