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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Getty's lawyer called our attorney! 30 days to pay or they will file suit

« on: June 17, 2011, 07:38:03 PM »

Thanks for your reply.   We are in Northern California.  In Calif. state courts, you can make a CCP 998 offer which if it is not accepted and the other party doesn't do any better at trial, then they have to pay your costs and fees post 998 offer. However, since this may be a federal case, not quite sure that procedure is available.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Getty's lawyer called our attorney! 30 days to pay or they will file suit

« on: June 15, 2011, 07:42:12 PM »

BTW ... since 2010 we have been dealing with paralegals at McCormack.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Getty's lawyer called our attorney! 30 days to pay or they will file suit

« on: June 15, 2011, 07:40:42 PM »

We have been involved in an exchange of letters and emails since Nov 2009 with Getty.  First they sent their usual stuff and demanded $10,000. We removed all the images that we used from a web designer in Brazil.  We offered GI $500.  They rejected.  We didn't hear from them for almost a year and they made a second claim We offered them $750.00.  They rejected that amount We then didn't hear from them until January of this year.  I lost my cool and told them where to stick their threats.  We didn't hear back from them until May when they offered to settle for $7750. We responded with $2000.  They rejected and demanded $6000.  We rejected and said ... send us proof of ownership, registration and the name & last know address of the owner or you can take the $2000.  They rejected with a letter saying we will do that if we have to.  Today, I sent them an email that said, look there is $2000 on the table ... take it and oh by the way that # is the most that will ever be offered.  They simply said that they rejected my offer.  As far as I am concerned, the ball is in their court.

BTW, we are on the cusp .. we have 10 images involved.