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« on: July 24, 2010, 06:11:53 AM »
Well, here´s another ´victim´.
About 4 years ago, I built a website for a client, a small beauty salon. I was 15 years old at the time (any chance this could help my case?), and just starting out building websites for clients. Someone told me that Royalty Free images were actually free, which I naively assumed to be true, and resulted in Me using Getty Images regularly. For the website of my client I used one picture from Getty on the front page.
A few days ago I received an email from this quite distressed client, reporting that she had received a €544 ($700) bill from Getty Images. This was actually the second email I received from a client, but since the first client had put up the image herself, I feel more responsible for the beauty salon case.
The picture was, of course, immeadiately removed from the website, but seeing from the many examples, this will have no effect.
I have advised the client to ignore the letter for now, as I am researching the possibilities. I am hoping to find something in the Dutch law similar to the 'innocent infringment', which is present in the UK law. Doudl: have you already contacted Getty demanding a dutch letter? If so, have they reacted?
From what I have read, it seems the best to wait. Are there any dutch people who have received notice from Getty Images after the second letter? I do not expect a lawsuit, but I wouldn't want my client to be bothered by collection agencies or anything similar.
I will keep you up to date, and any advice is very welcome.
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