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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Demand Letter from [email protected]
« on: December 05, 2010, 05:36:07 AM »
I received a letter from Corbis which is located in Seattle Washington demanding over $1000 for the use of a license for a picture that was on a tempest that I purchased almost 3 yrs ago this coming Jan 2011. The picture that came with this tempest could not be changed as I tired when I was trying to figure out how to make a unprofessional website. Since I was 67 yrs old when I wanted to give it a try and now it seems I was stupid as I trusted the company that sold these tempest. There are many many (I could keep typing the word many with hopes to getting my thoughts across) companies on the net that when you want to make your own website, they have these tempest already made up.
My website that has this Picture they are wanting to collect for is as the top left of the webpage...which is www.custommetalworksdesign.com
I have not sold one item from there nor has anyone ever contacted me regarding items on it. I actually just wanted to see if I could make a website for the fun of it.
Now I have to figure out how to stop my website due to one tiny stamp size picture on the top left. This picture does not even relate to the items on the website. Its very hard to even make out what the picture that Corbis is trying to collect for should be. It has zero to do with the website and this picture certainly doesnt get anyone's attention except Corbin. I tried calling the very day I received this Registered letter and after hours and hours never could get to the person that sent the letter. The lady that answered the phone at Corbis was nice enough to listen to my sotry and then told me to send an email as they have been covered all day with phone calls after phone calls...I felt as if she was trying to tell me that
there must be 100's of people calling about the same thing.
I think maybe that the company that sent the letter on Corbis letterhead and something of a collections agency...
My website that has this Picture they are wanting to collect for is as the top left of the webpage...which is www.custommetalworksdesign.com
I have not sold one item from there nor has anyone ever contacted me regarding items on it. I actually just wanted to see if I could make a website for the fun of it.
Now I have to figure out how to stop my website due to one tiny stamp size picture on the top left. This picture does not even relate to the items on the website. Its very hard to even make out what the picture that Corbis is trying to collect for should be. It has zero to do with the website and this picture certainly doesnt get anyone's attention except Corbin. I tried calling the very day I received this Registered letter and after hours and hours never could get to the person that sent the letter. The lady that answered the phone at Corbis was nice enough to listen to my sotry and then told me to send an email as they have been covered all day with phone calls after phone calls...I felt as if she was trying to tell me that
there must be 100's of people calling about the same thing.
I think maybe that the company that sent the letter on Corbis letterhead and something of a collections agency...