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Legal Controversies Forum / Re: Okay, this takes the cake...

« on: June 15, 2013, 10:45:25 PM »

Which is why they like to send out notices over public domain images, those who don't know or research pay when brought to their attention then it's the "Our mistake we are closing this claim".  How many didn't question it and paid Getty 850.00 or more for a public domain image or one of their other "Mistakes".

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Legal Controversies Forum / Re: Okay, this takes the cake...

« on: June 13, 2013, 09:11:28 PM »

DvG, I think you will find this is just one case in a long history of Getty "mistakes".

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Legal Controversies Forum / Re: Okay, this takes the cake...

« on: June 13, 2013, 09:06:26 PM »

I think this is the one you are talking about Robert.

Note: You may need to copy and paste for some reason the entire link is not being picked up.

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/photo-attorney-carolyn-e-wright-$35k-settlement-demand-letter/

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Need some advice on a Getty Letter

« on: June 13, 2013, 08:52:16 PM »

I agree with Robert this would be your best solution as Getty will not deal with you and continue to pester your client.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: I'm done worrying about it.

« on: June 10, 2013, 11:06:03 PM »

That's great news, thanks for the update!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Received letter saying Im a business

« on: June 10, 2013, 11:03:39 PM »

Also the FTC and your congressman and senator.

Spreading the word would sure help.  And when they keep spreading the word, I would encourage any of your followers who are pursued to consider "turning up the heat" on Getty with letters to the appropriate:

• Attorney General
• Better Business Bureau, and
• Bar Associations.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Thoughts on my Response to Getty Images. Next step.

« on: June 08, 2013, 06:04:00 PM »

You know you miss helpi SG 

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Trollog Defined

« on: June 08, 2013, 06:00:04 PM »

I agree with Robert and am on the side of addressing it if nothing more than a CYA stance.  Robert is spot on with his advice.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Received letter saying Im a business

« on: June 06, 2013, 09:12:22 PM »

Examples my be found in the "experiment Against Getty" Thread

Spreading the word would sure help.  And when they keep spreading the word, I would encourage any of your followers who are pursued to consider "turning up the heat" on Getty with letters to the appropriate:

• Attorney General
• Better Business Bureau, and
• Bar Associations.

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P2P/BitTorrent Lawsuits Forum / Re: New Filing Presents Evidence John Steele Uploaded Videos To BitTorrent Himself

« on: June 06, 2013, 09:09:25 PM »

shit.hits.fan.

will not be distributed evenly...

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Another tale of attempted extortion

« on: June 06, 2013, 08:45:04 PM »

That is good news and glad to hear you are still determined to fight!

Hi Everyone,

Just thought I'd post an update (or lack thereof).  I have not heard a word from MF or NCS since my original post.  By no means do I think this will just go away, as I expect they will keep hammering away at me every few months, but my resolve to continue fighting is as strong as ever.

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P2P/BitTorrent Lawsuits Forum / New Filing Presents Evidence John Steele Uploaded Videos To BitTorrent Himself

« on: June 05, 2013, 12:05:30 AM »

Here is a good from over at TechDirt.

it's almost certain that John Steele himself uploaded the various videos to BitTorrent that were then used to sue various defendants for either "hacking" or copyright infringement. Oh, and in doing so, Steele appears to have made some choices that are pretty damning, including suggesting that he set up the file to effectively broadcast that it was free for the taking. In other words, there's an incredibly strong argument that the release of the file on BitTorrent was very authorized.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130603/02204423292/new-anti-prenda-court-filing-lays-out-tons-evidence-suggesting-john-steele-uploaded-videos-to-bittorrent-himself.shtml

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Got the Getty Letter

« on: June 05, 2013, 12:00:33 AM »

If this was in a blog and you are not making money on this you might want to watch this video where Jonathan Klein says unless you are making money on the images you are free to use them (complete 180 from what Getty actually does) but is  nice to throw back at them.


 

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Received Getty settlement email with no information on the infringing image

« on: June 04, 2013, 11:51:44 PM »

I would remove the images or at least hide them somehow until you get a registered agent.  You would be protected from the "Getty Letter" if a user uploaded a copyright image provided you remove the image as soon as you receive the DMCA take down notice.  I do not believe it covers you for images that you download and place on your site.

As far as your main category photo I suggest taking them yourself or getting them from a reputable stock imaging company with no ties to Getty like Pond5, you can get images there that are great quality ranging from 1 to 25 buck easily.

Thanks for the information Robert...
I'll go ahead and remove all the images I used from WikiMedia and sxc.hu. Sounds like some are public domain, but I don't know how to be 100% sure.

I used those photos for the animal category "example" photos. Once someone opens up a category, the user-submitted photos are then shown.

The user submitted photos are "supposed" to be pictures that the owner took of their own pet/animal (but there is no way for me to verify that).

So If I'll redesign my site so that the user-submitted animal pictures are pulled for the main category photo (thus all images on the site are user-submitted), would DMCA have me completely covered at that point?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Received Getty settlement email with no information on the infringing image

« on: June 03, 2013, 10:16:42 PM »

I would not communicate with them by email, I would only communicate via mail.  Unless they send you a letter I would not respond to them at all, nbut that is just me, you must decide what is best for you.

If someone uploaded the file and you have a registered agent you are protected under DMCA