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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: No enforceable copyright and acquiescence

« on: November 19, 2010, 09:39:14 AM »

In my opinion, the issue here is how they are getting the pictures into the hands of their unsuspecting copyright infringers!!!

There has to be a problem with freely distributing images to places they know will spread them around, then pouncing on the people who use them, I would think.

All of my thoughts on this issue are simply my opinion since I'm not a lawyer.  Can anyone verify?

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: No enforceable copyright and acquiescence

« on: November 19, 2010, 08:56:39 AM »

It states clearly in Ford's assets bin that Ford holds the copyright.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: No enforceable copyright and acquiescence

« on: November 18, 2010, 04:11:12 PM »

Any opinion on Getty bating people with free picture websites being a form of acquiescence?    It's like a fireman setting the building on fire so he can put it out.  Some good attorney general would have a heyday with this.

My friend got the picture directly from Ford Motor Company with their blessing to use it on Ford websites from Ford's private archive.  That's like giving someone your car and them calling the police because your car was stolen.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / No enforceable copyright and acquiescence

« on: November 17, 2010, 01:10:15 PM »

I have a friend caught up in the scam and was wondering if anyone has ever taken the time to see it Getty actually has registered copyrights?  They can not legally enforce a copyright belonging to someone else.

I know of a somewhat larger case where a company wanted hundreds of thousands of dollars for photos but was forced to drop it because they didn’t have registered copyrights.

Also, has anyone ever check to see if the free sites that give these pictures away can be traced back to Getty?

And, if Getty doesn’t go after the free sites doesn’t that fall under “acquiescence” barring them from enforcing any rights they may have?

My friend got his photos straight from Ford Motor Company, free for all Ford websites.  Getty has no interest in Ford, that also should be acquiescence, shouldn’t it?

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