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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: passing time...

« on: June 05, 2012, 09:22:07 PM »

Sorry I didn't see the request for info earlier.  These letters just says License Compliance Team, Getty Images. The response was to D Bieker when they offered a lesser amount off the first letter. Apparently the business owner called when the first letter came in saying they had nothing to do with it they had someone do the website and that they couldn't afford this. I supposed a typical "ticked" off response they get from letter recipients. That was before we found you folks. 

This one was pretty brief; you were previously notified, to date we it has not been resolved or payment received. As notified unauthorized use constitutes copyright infringement...you can be found liable regardless of your knowledge. Then the failure to pay immediately will result in escalation, more legal action. Pretty standard I think.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: passing time...

« on: June 05, 2012, 08:01:26 PM »

Yep, we got the third letter now warning us of further legal action...they never mention that we did respond before the first demand due date.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / passing time...

« on: May 09, 2012, 06:53:18 PM »

So is it a good thing or a bad thing when you respond then they go quiet?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Newbie to the club

« on: May 03, 2012, 01:10:49 PM »

Without disclosing much at this point, mc our minds were running on a similar path.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Newbie to the club

« on: May 01, 2012, 09:37:00 PM »

Best I can estimate I left the site online for about 10-14 days. I should have taken it back offline within a few days but I forgot. I had been working on the changes in the background, then took it offline removed the old content and reloaded new content. All the old articles and images related to that design were removed at that time from the server. I have a habit of keeping the server public side clean.

I believe it was about 2-3 weeks later we got the letter.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Newbie to the club

« on: April 29, 2012, 07:15:36 PM »

Within ten to fourteen days. I just had turned it on to do a demo and get some feedback on the layout, left alive too long. Plus I also just enabled xmap for a site map for google web tools and I suppose that made it more visible. I obviously went back and disabled that and removed the reference file for the google web tools and remove the web tools link to the site until I'm ready, as that was too soon to enable that with the site not ready.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Newbie to the club

« on: April 29, 2012, 01:13:35 AM »

Yes, certainly intend to use proper citation. 

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Newbie to the club

« on: April 27, 2012, 06:18:03 PM »

Well I believe we will be quoting Jonathan in our response. I thank you for providing that link.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Newbie to the club

« on: April 27, 2012, 12:24:53 PM »

Excellent guys thank you! I saved a copy as well. I will view it this evening when I get home.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Newbie to the club

« on: April 27, 2012, 07:31:54 AM »

My, my now isn't that interesting, I don't suppose you have a direction you can point me towards in order to view this gem? I did an initial gsearch and saw one about building one's company, is that it?

You folks are just fantastic!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Newbie to the club

« on: April 26, 2012, 11:52:59 PM »

Thanks, yes I hope there is room, they did drop some but not enough.

So, as this is similar to the post about 2Clients, this is also my client who received the letter and obviously my financial responsibility, but as I understand it they won't discuss the case with me correct?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Newbie to the club

« on: April 26, 2012, 10:57:24 PM »

Hi we got a letter the other day. So we join your exclusive club. Two images that were used in a mock up and were exposed while testing and the site got scanned. Since it was in development both sections of that page and the images were removed long before we got the letter.

I have several questions but one in particular, what does it mean on their site when pricing an image "Exclusivity: No Exclusivity"? "Contact us for exclusivity."

I've been reading a lot here and watching the video's and reading case transcripts. Thanks to you all for providing this.

It sounds pretty much like the options are, take a risk and see if they take you to court and put up with debt collectors, or try to negotiate a reduction and let it be an expensive lesson, or litigate it and let it be a very expensive lesson.

Am I in the ball park?

I like everyone here scratch their heads and wonder how do they come up with nearly a $1000. for a low res tiny image? If only I could sell an image for a $1000.!

Being a writer, designer and photographer like many here I respect copyright and trademarks.

Geez a C&D letter would have been plenty and we could have responded, thanks that was a mock up page in development and had already been taken and the content changed.

Thanks...