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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: A Taste of their own medicine ? Getty Images get sued by photographers

« on: November 12, 2008, 04:28:48 PM »

It will be interesting if this whole thing backfires on Getty.
Hopefully this will be a lesson they will learn forever.

For sure I will not ever recommend them again to my clients when they need stock.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Getty Letter received today, help!!!

« on: November 05, 2008, 03:27:16 PM »

OK Oscar,

Thanks for your time.

I will think about this. Probably it would be best just to avoid having Getty and NCS bugging me. So, I might consider you writing them a letter on my behalf.
That way, I have an attorney behind me and will send a message to Getty that I am serious about fighting their extortion actions. Maybe this way, they will eventually drop the issue altogether.

Once again thanks!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Getty Letter received today, help!!!

« on: November 05, 2008, 01:12:21 PM »

Reading this forum is very clear Getty is trying to extort money from people.

I am still debating what would be the best course of action. Ignore them altogether or send a letter from Oscar Michelen.
Could anybody clarify this issue?

I appreciate any feedback.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Getty Letter received today, help!!!

« on: November 04, 2008, 10:50:20 AM »

Thanks Oscar,

Would you recommend me to send the letter your office drafted to Getty in order to stop them harassing me?
If yes, How should I proceed?

I read many posts in this forum, this seems to be the best course of action, but sometimes there are conflicted posts about what to do.

Take care

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Getty Letter received today, help!!!

« on: November 03, 2008, 08:56:24 PM »

Hi,
I just received Today my Getty letter like you guys have been discussing here.

Well, what should I do?
My understanding after reading this forum and many sites is to ignore it, not to worry too much. Am I correct?

Getty is charging me $5000 for 5 images. I had no clue. I was infringing anything.
Shall I contact Getty and offer a settlement? It seems that folks that tried this did not get much result.
I don't mind paying $49 for the 5 images and forget about this whole thing, but I think Getty will not accept it.

I want to point out I am a freelance graphic designer and these images were provided by the companies I worked. These same companies no longer are in businesses, since these images were provide 10 to 5 years ago. The images I used are highly composite alongside graphics making then somewhat different than the originals, also they were small in size.

I am very upset by the way Getty is treating me. I removed the images from my site immediately. They were there just to show my line of work (my portfolio). I referred Getty many instances and my clients always purchased from them due my referrals. Very sad.

I appreciate any advice. Sorry, for my newbie questions. I guess I am a bit scared like anyone else when it first received the letter.

I also want to thank you for creating this forum.
All the best