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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Big Change at Getty -- Free Use

« on: March 07, 2014, 04:02:26 PM »

Yes I know I was just being snarky..

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Big Change at Getty -- Free Use

« on: March 07, 2014, 11:51:37 AM »

Lucia if you ever need bird images for reference, hit my photoblog! : )   I'll even let you use them, FREE no strings attatched, no nasty-grams either!

palmbeachdns.com/wp

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: CNN gives Getty Images lots of free publicity on new online image-use policy

« on: March 07, 2014, 11:44:34 AM »

CNN is probably one of getty's biggest customers..

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Big Change at Getty -- Free Use

« on: March 06, 2014, 06:36:51 PM »

It's a total trap. I am seeing a lot of buzz among the professional writers/bloggers I work with about the new "free" images. No one understands what "commercial use" means. They think that if you don't slap the image on a product for sale, it's "non commercial use"

Therein lies 1 major issue, Getty will determine what falls under "commercial use"..me simply having a link to my zazzle shop, could make my cr-trolls site appear "commercial"...this will be an epic fail on getty's part, and you can bet your ass that current "contributors" will once again start bailing en masse, as they won't be getting paid, but their images will be used...and the letters?? they'll still pumping those out, it's the only way getty makes any money, besides having big media partnerships.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Big Change at Getty -- Free Use

« on: March 06, 2014, 10:01:39 AM »

I totally agree with you guys.  Getty is going to draw far more stringent lines with this program than many believe.

Infringement claims will likely go up.  I wonder if this new direction is part of why Timmy is trying to clean up his image.

Seattle Attorney Timothy B. McCormack from McCormack Intellectual Property Law is trying to clean up his image cause he does not like the "BUTT HURT" associated with it

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Big Change at Getty -- Free Use

« on: March 06, 2014, 09:55:30 AM »

Have no fear, Getty may allow the embedding of images, but those innocent infringers who find images via google search results, Pinterest and other place will still get demand letters. Their "FREE" image embedding is anything but free, they will show ads that they choose, links back to their site, and they will also be data mining..not exactly free. PLUS who determines "non-commercial"...how many times have we seen hobby bloggers or other site that make no money get the demand letter?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Oscar is not Matthew's Daddy

« on: March 03, 2014, 12:44:27 PM »

I have three sons - last thing I need is to be anyone else's Daddy!

Ha! you think that was hard, try having a daughter!!! endless drama, endless shopping, hair make-up..the list goes on..

with three sons you only have to worry about 3 dicks...with one or more daughter, you have to worry about EVERY dick out there! just sayin..

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: I am a frustrated and sick to my stomach Canadian!! Help!!!!

« on: February 25, 2014, 05:28:05 PM »

NCS is a collection agaency, you don't have to deal with them at all, simply tell them to cease any contact or you will contact the FTC as this is a claim, not a debt, if they continue to contact, file a complaint against them..and file a complaint everytime thereafter, they will be fined for every instance under US Federal Law.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Chilling Effects: New Tool To Report C&D letters.

« on: February 21, 2014, 12:46:28 PM »

just for shits and giggles, you can also look at/search takedown requests that google recieves..

https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/copyright/

a mere 24+million for the last month..

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: ELI Founder Matthew Chan Returns to ELI After Year-Long Exile

« on: February 20, 2014, 12:11:32 PM »

Hi guys,
I am Canadian and brand new to this forum!!
Can someone help me on how to start a new thread?  I can't find a button that does that.
Sorry, if I posted in the wrong thread but that what I found most recent and that my message will find a response.
Appreciate it!!!

simply go to the forum you want to post in , and click the big red button on the upper right that says "new topic"

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Steven Turner - Washington State Copyright Extortion Lawyer Targets Australian

« on: February 17, 2014, 10:29:44 AM »

Can someone confirm, this is the Steven Turner practising out of Vancouver, WA.? He's getting added to the list, but i want to make absolutely certain I'm throwing the correct ass-hat under the bus.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Ongoing List of Copyright Trolling Firms and those associated with them

« on: February 17, 2014, 10:25:33 AM »

A warm welcome to the newest troll to be added to the list!

Attorney Steven Turner


http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/steven-turner-washington-state-copyright-extortion-lawyer-targets-australian/

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Hawaiian Letters & Lawsuits Forum / Re: A Recent Demand Letter from VKT

« on: February 10, 2014, 08:58:28 AM »

This is a bit different than grabbing a "free wallpaper" and using it on your site, this recipient was actually selling prints on ebay! Lets just say I don't have much sympathy in this case...

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Calculator

« on: February 07, 2014, 05:46:15 PM »

I am also very interested in this calculator, unless you are referring to the "View Licensing Options" button next to the images that gives you the "Retail" price of the image.

I think this is what the op is referring to....

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Calculator

« on: February 07, 2014, 04:58:54 PM »

read forum. get educated. They now know they have a "live one" since you emailed them..I would put a stop to that immediately, what they would charge and what the image is worth are 2 different things..thats why they sell hardly any images anymore...who the hell would pay 800.00 for a picture odf a friggin cactus?