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Getty's business model:
• Alienate its contributors
• Threaten to sue its customers
What could possibly go wrong?
this for starters!
http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/getty-loses-major-case-brought-by-photographer-daniel-morel/
Maybe some of those photographers will now spit out the Getty Kool-Aid and stop satanizing ELI and its partners in the fight against copyright trolling. Maybe they'll see we're not against their rights as copyright owners but against Getty's abuses as a "middleman" in the stock photography market.
. But seriously, an amazing job guys.Porting everything over to a new host, redeploying it all, testing it all, and back in action within 24 hours is very admirable. Good job guys!
Thanx Jerry! Kudo's to Matthew as he did most of the heavy lifting..
Porting everything over to a new host, redeploying it all, testing it all, and back in action within 24 hours is very admirable. Good job guys!
Ok....I'm on pins and needles!
Enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts...the shit is going to hit the fan, and it will no be distributed evenly...
and speaking of pins and needles..
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That is Interesting but I was annoyed when I read this part of his post:
I know that there is a lot of discourse on the internet about "getty extortion letters" , whereby Getty finds someone who they have no record of having obtained a Getty image legally, stealing an image, and, for a nominal fee of $750, Getty offers to give these infringers essentially a retroactive license.
I am sure that the lawyers behind this, trolling for their own clients to object to Getty, may also be trying to create some form of class action situation down the line. However, companies should be ecstatic that they can get out from under a Federal lawsuit for copyright infringement for that small of an amount. The retainer for a copyright lawyer to defend themselves will be $5k-$10k, if not more - to start. I would find it interesting if there were contributors who took Getty to court for failing to file suit, or, by photographers who had been precluded from filing their own lawsuit by Getty's contract, due to Getty's acceptance of the $750[/size][/size]
We are not trolling for our own clients because if we were the last thing we would do is provide so much FREE information. I could easily build a site where I provide limited information, scare folks into thinking they are likely to be sued imminently and charge much more money for my letter defense. He also surmises that we are trying to troll for class action lawsuits when every chance I get I have posted that I don't see a class action lawsuit in this mess. So while I am glad he linked to our site, I wish he would have been more informed before he posted his erroneous analysis of it.
. I am trying to multitask and read three good stories at once and post on them and copied the link from the wrong window. I think I'm starting to slow down as I can remember when I used to have five windows open and keep straight everything I was doing. Julie Stewart had a very short career in copyright trolling...
We should have a Youtube vid of "Trolls that We Said Good-Bye to this Past Year".
A video montage much like they have for actors that have passed on, as shown on the Oscars award show.
Cue the poignant music, applause and black and white photo vignettes.
Heart-warming!
S.G.
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