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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / Are you sure Atradius are not licensed?

« on: October 18, 2015, 07:28:32 AM »

I've seen a lot of info stating that Atradius Collections Ltd are not licensed to collect debts. However, a little searching lead me here:
https://register.fca.org.uk/shpo_searchresultspage?search=atradius

This seems to suggest they do have some sort of license.

I think there are other reasons for questioning the legitimacy of Atradius' claims. For example I don't see how they could bring legal action to recover debts without a judgement to back it up. Plus Atradius won't be the ones to take you to court for infringement as only the copyright owner or exclusive license owner (Getty) can do this.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / What evidence do Getty hold on their cases?

« on: October 18, 2015, 06:09:56 AM »

Just wondering what evidence Getty hold and use in their infringement cases?

I know they send out a screenshot and URL but for my particular case that doesn't really prove anything. Does anyone know what kind of technical info they hold?

Thanks,
Chris

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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / I don't think Getty have a case against me. How do I get them off my back?

« on: October 18, 2015, 06:03:51 AM »

As a published photographer who strongly believes in the right to protect one's copyright I was a little surprised to be on the wrong end of a Getty letter.
I know enough about copyright law to not knowingly infringe, even accidentally.

So, the first I heard about Getty's complaint was from Atradius. It seems all the letters Getty sent went to an old address - personally I would only send this kind of letter signed for...

Anyway, it turns out the image in question is from a hotel booking website I worked with. They supply details and images off the hotels which are advertised on my (now defunct) website. There are thousands of hotels and many more images so obviously I didn't check them. However, I realise that this still possibly constitutes a technical copyright infringement.
BUT, my objection is the images were never actually on my server, they were just linked from the hotel company using inline <img> tags. Now according to a recent EU court case (BestWater International GmbH v Michael Mebes and Stefan Potsch) "framing" an image in such a manner does not constitute an infringement.

So, I want to call Getty out. Tell them if they think they have a case, sue me. Otherwise take a running jump. I'd also like to know where I stand in terms of harassment if they do not desist.

Any help, greatly appreciated. Thanks