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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Higbee & Assoc. Lists RM Media Ltd in Nick Youngson Template Lawsuit

« on: September 14, 2017, 03:12:54 PM »

Thank you, KingKendall.  I regretted sending the email shortly after I sent it.  That was my attorney's free advice, but it's obvious he isn't familiar with these copyright trolls.  I choose to be one of the "tough-breeds," as I truly believe these guys have set it up to entrap people.  I am going to dig into this website and learn what I can about how best to handle these trolls.  I will look into Oscar Michelen’s Defense Letter Program, if that's still available. 

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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Higbee & Assoc. Lists RM Media Ltd in Nick Youngson Template Lawsuit

« on: September 13, 2017, 05:25:52 PM »

Hi Matthew:

Thank you for doing this - the information is invaluable.

I just received a Higbee/RM Media form letter, requesting (extorting) a payment of $5,280 for use of 2 photos I used on my website.  A writer I contract to write content for my websites downloaded the photos from Creative Commons and placed them on our sites without following the attribution instructions (he claims he didn't see them as he typically only downloads free photos.

Upon receiving the letter, I immediately removed the offending photos and sent him an letter and email telling him we took them down and hope that settles it, as I don't have the money to pay (true).  As I am incorporated and in California, I guess he assumes I'm an easy mark, because an associate wrote me back and basically repeated what was in the original letter.

I was thinking of hiring an attorney but it pisses me off that I would have to spend a cent on this bottom-feeder.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  If you feel that Oscar Michelen’s letter campaign makes sense in my case, I would definitely consider that.