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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: What If Getty Decides to Sue Me?

« on: September 19, 2011, 07:11:45 AM »

Buddhapi and SoylentGreen your advice is very helpful, it adds a strength to my resolve.  I have written my first letter to send to Getty and was wondering if it would be possible to have you review it.  I understand if you cannot, a simple No will suffice, having too many people send you letters to proof read would be daunting.

If you can, is there a way to send it privately.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: What If Getty Decides to Sue Me?

« on: September 18, 2011, 07:53:06 AM »

Sounds like good advice to me.  I will send a reply this week.  I have been in touch with a copyright lawyer in Canada, if I receive any good information I will be sure to post it. 

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: What If Getty Decides to Sue Me?

« on: September 18, 2011, 07:04:22 AM »

Thanks for the advice.  Would you recommend that I reply to the letters, or should I just ignore them?

My thought was to reply requesting all the information showing that Getty Actually owns the images, and has proper copyright licenses, but I also don't want to open up a dialogue that will be wasting my time.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / What If Getty Decides to Sue Me?

« on: September 17, 2011, 07:28:45 PM »

I have just received my second letter from Getty asking for $850x3 for images that were used on my site.  Of course, unintentional, immediately removed and I will never use Getty or any of their counter parts again.

I have not responded to any of their letters and don't actually see the point. I understand their situation, and fell that removing the images was more than enough.

My question is, what if they decide to sue me?  Can they ask for more than they are currently asking? 

I would be happy to settle for a reasonable figure, but we are talking $100 per image, not $850.  And from what I see, contacting them with that amount is in vain.