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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Any complaints against Getty from New York Attorney General Office ?

« on: August 09, 2012, 09:20:08 AM »

Nice move Greg!  I like it a lot.

In my response to my Senator's Privacy Act Release form, I included a letter with a link to the Wash AG complaints that Robert posted.  If we can add these to that link, the people who should be looking into this might find enough data neatly organized for them to want to take a closer look at Getty.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: An Experiment Against Getty

« on: August 07, 2012, 08:51:39 AM »

Robert, I like the way you think!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: An Experiment Against Getty

« on: August 06, 2012, 05:41:33 PM »

Lucia - I got it from Kirk.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: An Experiment Against Getty

« on: August 06, 2012, 03:12:31 PM »

Update on my letter writing situation:  I received a response from my Senator requesting me to sign a Privacy Act Release form.  Apparently they use this to speak to other government agencies about my situation.  I responded with the form and a letter further detailing my situation and letting them know that I included that only for informational purposes.  I do not want them to solve my situation.  I want them to find a way to prevent large companies and their law firms from using copyright law as a business plan against small companies.

I hope this turns into something more than just a paper pushing exercise.  I expect it could if we all wrote our Congressmen asking for the same thing.  When one person expresses an idea, they can just go through the motions.  When hundreds make the same request naming company names and law firm names, it might be a little harder to ignore.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: How to STOP Getty and Getty's Employees Harassment

« on: August 06, 2012, 10:58:02 AM »

Well done, Rock!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Why do people HATE Getty Image?

« on: August 06, 2012, 10:35:44 AM »

This is a really interesting case because AFP essentially argues that it was ok to take the photos and even profit from them financially, simply because they were on the internet. However, at the same time AFP and Getty are pursuing bloggers who take their photos without permission. Surely you can’t have it both ways.

Besides, I would argue that companies, whose sole business model is acquiring and reselling rights should really know better and be held to a higher standard.

I hope they get the full judgement, plus some punitive damages just to make guys like me feel better.  I know some lawyer is going to say that punitive damages don't apply, but "they can't have it both ways."

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Legal Controversies Forum / Re: Victory Over Cyber Spying

« on: August 06, 2012, 10:26:11 AM »

You got that right, Greg!

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P2P/BitTorrent Lawsuits Forum / Re: Copyright Trolls Ignore Court, Undermine Alleged BitTorrent Sharers’ Rights

« on: August 02, 2012, 03:07:46 PM »

Let's hope the judge decides to make an example of these attorneys!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: GETTY IMAGES CONTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT

« on: August 02, 2012, 01:53:18 PM »

BuddhaPi, did you just pre-release the idea for your next meme?

Or were you asking one of us to put the thorns in Lisa Wilmer's sides?

Just asking.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Getty did not pursue me.

« on: August 02, 2012, 01:49:14 PM »

Nice job Dr. Barrett!  And also, thank you for a great article about HGH.  I had asked my cardiologist about ads I'd seen for Cenegenics a few years back.  He said he had never heard of them, but would look into it.  He never got back to me.  But your article summed it up nicely.  Moral:  Too good to be true, usually is.

I echo Greg's statement, that I hope you continue to monitor and contribute to this board.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: An Experiment Against Getty

« on: August 02, 2012, 10:25:08 AM »

Yes Lucia, it looks like we are neighbors.  I live in Oak Brook.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: An Experiment Against Getty

« on: August 02, 2012, 10:07:54 AM »

Well done Greg!

Keep Fighting!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: What to expect when filing a complaint with the Attorney Generals' Office

« on: July 31, 2012, 01:59:06 PM »

Well done, BuddhaPi!  Some good information here.  And knowing how Getty is going to respond can help one in drafting their complaint.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: An Experiment Against Getty

« on: July 31, 2012, 09:16:55 AM »

Interesting Greg.  The whole reason that I didn't put a lot of detail in my letter was that I didn't want them to think that I wanted them to solve my issue.  I wanted them to realize that this is a very large (read national in scope) issue.  My situation, I can handle.  Instead, they read that I wanted them to intervene in my case.

I really like the idea of sending the letters to a local office.  I guess that is my next step.

i like the online petition idea.  With some of the Search Engine Optimization skills we have on this site, we could probably drive lots of people to the petitions.

My letters went to:
The Honorable
Peter Roskam
The Honorable
Richard Durbin
The Honorable
Mark Kirk

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: An Experiment Against Getty

« on: July 30, 2012, 10:17:37 AM »

Just an update on my letter to my Congressman. 

I walked into work this morning to find a message that someone from my Congressman's office had called on Friday regarding my letter.  This got me excited.  Could it be this easy?

Unfortunately, when I tracked her down, she had some difficulty remembering the Friday call.  Then she came back with, "This office does not get involved in legal issues between companies."

I explained that I was not asking them to and that I could take care of my issues with Getty myself.  I explained that my reason was to alert them to the fact that, in my opinion, this company was using copyright law to extort money from individuals and small businesses and that our legal leadership needed to do something about it.  I pointed her to the web sites cited in my letter as proof that this was wide-spread.

Unfortunately, her response led me to only one conclusion.  "Throw out the incumbent delegates from my state in favor of someone who MIGHT care."

I knew this was too good to be true.  But it just means a longer fight.  I do think a deluge of letters to Congressmen might move this up the priority ranks a bit.  If anyone has the time and inclination, please help me take this message (in your own words) to Congress.