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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Licensing Fee

« on: July 16, 2013, 07:43:32 AM »

Thanks Greg.

You say you would approach it a little differently. How would you approach it? I've been reading and learning for the last two weeks or so and I'm not sure which way I want to take this.

At the moment I'm leaning towards a snail mail letter stating that at no time was this picture viewable through my website (which is the truth, it was on my server but you couldn't get to it through the pages). Then making them a good faith offer of $50.

From what I've read, I'd guess they would turn down the $50, but then at least if they do take me to court I can claim I tried to settle this.

Any opinions?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Licensing Fee

« on: July 14, 2013, 09:58:37 AM »

Doesn't this "Masterfile's Copyright Registration Method Held Invalid by California Court" throw a monkey wrench into their thieving practices?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Licensing Fee

« on: July 12, 2013, 10:40:38 AM »

Ah "rights managed".

I'm going to reply to their email (second threat), but I'm a little hesitant as to how to tell them to go F themselves. I've been reading the information on this site (great site by the way) and I'm figuring I'll get back to them next week with a "fair" ($40) offer and a caveat of not admitting anything.

Thanks for your help!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Licensing Fee

« on: July 10, 2013, 10:09:41 AM »

I'm new to being threatened by MF. I guess I'm not a virgin anymore.   Anyway my story is too much like everyone else's to bother everyone with it. Except that the image wasn't even accessible from the links in the site, the page it was on had no links to it. 

But I do have a question. How can the MFers try to charge $3,880 for "retroactive use" of 1 image, when according to their website the going rate for a single image is $10 to $40 depending on size?