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Getty Images Letter Forum / LCS letters
« on: January 22, 2016, 02:47:57 PM »
Hi Folks, I've found this forum very helpful to date, though I do have a question.
I used an image on my non-commercial blog in 2011, LCS discovered it last year (after the blog was merged with a business webpage) and I'm now receiving "The Letters" through email and letter mail. They are asking for a sum that is MUCH smaller than most others, less than 3X the licensing fee for commercial use.
My question: I am in the wrong, I shouldn't have used the image. I know paying the fee just feeds back into the trolling that they are doing, but because I have no argument of fair use etc. is that the route I should go? I'm broke right now, but I'd prefer that over a lawsuit - and from the looks of it, they are not hesitating so much in that realm.
I have already replied to their emails, but every reply has either been a standard letter or a reference back to a past letter. Meaning that they really aren't answering my questions, and despite this correspondence (if you can call it that...) I'm still receiving threatening emails/letters. I'm assuming they have them on auto-send?
So, in short, what should I do that puts me at least risk?
I used an image on my non-commercial blog in 2011, LCS discovered it last year (after the blog was merged with a business webpage) and I'm now receiving "The Letters" through email and letter mail. They are asking for a sum that is MUCH smaller than most others, less than 3X the licensing fee for commercial use.
My question: I am in the wrong, I shouldn't have used the image. I know paying the fee just feeds back into the trolling that they are doing, but because I have no argument of fair use etc. is that the route I should go? I'm broke right now, but I'd prefer that over a lawsuit - and from the looks of it, they are not hesitating so much in that realm.
I have already replied to their emails, but every reply has either been a standard letter or a reference back to a past letter. Meaning that they really aren't answering my questions, and despite this correspondence (if you can call it that...) I'm still receiving threatening emails/letters. I'm assuming they have them on auto-send?
So, in short, what should I do that puts me at least risk?