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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Come to Join the Club
« on: September 23, 2014, 09:26:53 AM »
Did this IP Lawyer say anything useful- advise / suggest to you a course of action..etc.???
Have you seen this about rss feeds http://copyright-trolls.com/site/getty-images-targets-ip-lawfirm-lawfirm-fires-back/

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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Can we just 'bottom line' this ?
« on: September 23, 2014, 09:22:23 AM »
I'm not a law person either, and probably am getting it wrong here, but I'll ask the question anyway, The Act ostensibly targets those who wish to gain unauthorised access to computer systems (for whatever reason)...as picscout and other bots/ spiders /scrapers /snoopers / fuskers are not invited in to our systems aren't they therefore "hackers"  and contravening the act??
Is there also not another part of law that says evidence gathered must be inline with legal search methods...i.e. a search warrant...and any evidence gathered to the contrary (without a warrant) is inadmissible...if it ever came to court??

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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Come to Join the Club
« on: September 21, 2014, 06:24:00 AM »
Sorry. Apologies. Point taken. I didn't think that one through...

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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: The Ending to it??
« on: September 21, 2014, 06:17:09 AM »
Interesting! I've sent you a PM on the matter...I know certain eyes are watching...

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Fair Use Question
« on: September 20, 2014, 04:46:10 AM »
What is a "design element" in this case??

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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Come to Join the Club
« on: September 20, 2014, 04:25:59 AM »
Hi JohnO,
You have come to the right place. I know how you feel. I had exactly the same reaction. I think most of us have been "caught" unknowingly by one means or another in this. I choose my words carefully. Would any sane person actually go to a stock photo site or Google and take an image with a watermark on it clearly showing it is copyright. These images are just floating around, no watermark id, for the unsuspecting to pick up, use and "get caught". Draw your own conclusion here, but is it part of the business plan? There are millions of them like fishing lures. It is designed to do to you exactly what it is doing...scare / intimidate you into making the payment to get them off your back, them using the copyright infringement thing. Get to know how they operate. Realise they are doing this to thousands of people throughout the world. They have a MO which they will follow. Get to know it, and you'll know what they will do next, which helps a bit. They've done it to thousands. Don't make any rash decisions. Plan out what you're going to do. Use this forum to gather strength and knowledge from aged sufferers! Don't be tricked into thinking they're reasonable people. They are not. They only want your money. Read Getting Help With Your UK Extortion Letter by Matthew Chan on this forum. Excellent advice.

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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: The Ending to it??
« on: September 19, 2014, 05:33:28 AM »
I see. So forever then. No end, until they get sick of it, in the UK. I'm learning a lot from ELI members.
I might be changing the point of this thread here but...
So would your opinions with experience be not to communicate with any of them? I have just read "My proposed Getty letter response and settlement offer" from timtime 2012 which seems to suggest a couple of careful reply letters and then no more...."send proof that you manage the image and that I am infringing and I'll consider making a reasonable offer." and Matthew Chan says..."after covering yourself doing the the requisite due diligence, of course"... " Debating back and forth with collection clerks endlessly is a waste of time here.  People keep forgetting they are dealing with persons who really have no real authority."

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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: The Ending to it??
« on: September 18, 2014, 06:27:35 AM »
So do they just give up if you hold tight and move on to the next victim that might just pay up easily?
This would be good to know for future victims, as well as myself.

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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / The Ending to it??
« on: September 17, 2014, 09:52:30 AM »
Hi all "Gettied" persons,
I am being "Gettied" at the moment and will be reaching the Atradius Collections stage soon, I have no doubt...as I refuse to pay the extortionate demand (dispute the bill)...but have made offers...without prejudice....and I'll not bore you with the usual details.
I have spent, as many of my fellow sufferers, large amounts of time reading and researching all this.
I just wondered...I read loads of "I got a letter" starts....but I haven't seen any "endings"...i.e. what happened at the end of the process??
Do Getty / Atradius Collections just stop, if you ignore them?
How long do they go on for?
Have people just paid them off...and do they come back for more...like extortionist do (allegedly)?
Any one out there have any happy / unhappy endings to share??
As I'm not the first to suffer this, it would be helpful to know (from people with the experience) where this story is going to end up??
The End??

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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Take the rap.
« on: September 17, 2014, 09:30:34 AM »
Hi Glen,
i'm in virtually the same situation. What happened??

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Hi jck. What has happened since 6 Sept 13??

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