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Getty Images Letter Forum / What happened after late '07/early '08?

« on: February 19, 2009, 10:18:43 AM »

It seams that there are no entrys whatsoever on the internet according to the Getty case after '07/'08. How come? Is Getty images silently preparing lawsuits? Is that the reason nobody heard anything anymore? How is it with your case Matthew? Or has it just became utterly silent after the last reply that you are not going to pay?

I'm kind of scared right now that Getty is preparing for a giant battle against all who are bullied by them. What else could be the reason for this silence before the storm? Please anybody, please inform what happened ever since you received the letter. Here is what I think happend to all of you:

1. The first Settlement Demand letter. I received this one as well. What to do next? There seem to bee two options: a) totally ignore everything that Getty sends you and b) reply that you aren't acknowledging there invoice or absurd settlement fee. What did you guys do?

2. The second letter arrives with a discount of 15% (or is is 25%?) if you pay fast. Again: either reply or ignore, please advise.

3. A collection agency starts calling and mailing that you have to pay, otherwise they will prepare a lawsuit. Again: what to do?

4. Dead silence.

Is this a correct viewing of things? If not: please correct!

I really want to know what to do, because this amount of money is defenitly going to put me out of business. The letter itself hit like a bomb and is really messing up the lifes of me and my family. The silence on every weblog is also killing me. I really don't know what to do anymore - and with the current status of the world economy, there isn't that much room to pay an attorney as well.

Thank you very much in advantage and I'll be glad hearing from you soon.

P.S. Excuse me for my crappy English.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Famous letter in.... the Netherlands!

« on: February 17, 2009, 03:25:42 PM »

Thanks Oscar for you quick reply. At what point can you speak of 'innocent infrignement' in the States? What I'm saying is: in fact you are never really innocent on the Internet, are you? What is innocence? If you capture a picture from Google Images / Altavista Images? If a third party gave you the pictures / implented the pictures for you? How is innocence defined in U.S. / U.K. case law? Difficult question I suppose...

Second: do you think 11 so called Getty images is a lot? Certainly 12.250,00 EUR is... What I mean; how weak is your position compared to someone with 1 image?

Third: how big is the chance that Getty will sue overseas?

Forth: do you represent Dutch cases as well, Oscar?

Fifth: I've listened to your phonecall with Matthew (on the frontpage) and you said that it is a matter of time before Getty will sue. But if I understand you correctly, there's only been settlements. So no lawsuit yet? And how about the people who have received the Getty letter back in 2005/2006? Shouldn't they've been sued by now?

I'll be glad hearing from you Oscar!

Thank you very much in advantage!

With best regards.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Registered images?

« on: February 17, 2009, 08:14:46 AM »

Dear Oscar,

You've mentionen the term "registered images" a few times in this post:

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/read.php?2,287

What exactly are registered images?

Thank you very much in advantage,

With kind regards.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Famous letter in.... the Netherlands!

« on: February 17, 2009, 07:08:00 AM »

Hello all,

There it is, a $12.250 letter from Getty. This case concerns 11 images. Since there hasn't been a lawsuit yet (because a lawsuit over 3 or 4 images would be to little, according to Oscar), my question is if 11 images would be enough for Getty Images to sue. My letter is from Getty Images London, while I am in the Netherlands. Is there anybody else who got the letter and lives/works in the Netherlands? And if so: did you pay, or did you sue?

Besides, has there been any lawsuit yet against Getty Images? Please inform.

With best regards.