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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Received letters from CEG

« on: December 19, 2012, 09:34:57 PM »

Contact the host before they contact me? Ok. I've gotten a DMCA take down notice before, which they forwarded to me. They only give 24 hours to respond before disabling an account, but it's better than godaddy. This wasn't a takedown notice though, and I don't know how they would respond. To be safe, I removed the post.

So, you wouldn't suggest anything further than that at this time?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Received letters from CEG

« on: December 19, 2012, 08:09:34 PM »

I have a somewhat similar issue to mort. I also received one of those pay $500 or we’ll sue emails from Ira at CEG TEK for “Unauthorized use of an image.”

Here’s the thing. I run a celebrity fan forum. Registration on the forum is open to anyone. A member made a post with a link to an image on a widely known gossip blog. That is the infringing image.

Now I’m not an expert on internet law by any means, but from what I have read, here and elsewhere, linking to an image on another site is not copyright infringement. And anyway, it’s in a post on an open forum. I can’t be held responsible for what members do, can I? Isn’t that what “Safe Harbor” is about? I removed the post with the link, and I think that’s all that should be necessary.

But, I am worried. They sent a copy of the email to the hosting provider. I haven’t heard anything from them, so I don't think CEG has my name yet. They do however have the name of the domain owner from whois. That person is not involved with the site and I don’t want to cause them any trouble.

Do I just ignore it and hope they move on to the next victim who will panic and pay? Or do I need to do something, and what?