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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Client received letter; Join Defense Letter Program on their behalf?

« on: December 04, 2012, 05:18:57 PM »

Matthew, Robert. thank you for your replies. I want to do the right thing; a mistake was made, and an infringement occurred—even if unintentional. If the demand was more reasonable, I'd be happy to pay and call it a lesson learned. If I enroll in the Defense Letter Program I want to ensure that any mutually agreed settlement does not go beyond the original settlement amount, including the fee for the Program. In other words, is there a to gauge the likelihood that the final settlement, plus the fee for the Defense Letter Program, will be in excess of $780?

Thank you again, guys.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Client received letter; Join Defense Letter Program on their behalf?

« on: December 04, 2012, 12:21:30 PM »

Hi, all. I was informed by a long time client last week that they had received a letter from Getty concerning a single image used on their website that I provided for them some many years back. Getty is demanding $780. As I value their business, I'd like to shield them from this as much as possible. From the reading and research I have conducted, I understand that Getty is not likely going to deal with me even though I am the responsible party (technically, even if not legally). Can I enroll in the Defense Letter Program on my client's behalf, or will they need to do that? Once that has happened, will all correspondence then go through Oscar's firm? What I'm attempting to do here is remove my client from the process; I don't want them harassed. I'm just not sure if that's possible. Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.