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Getty Images Letter Forum / Pixsy Letter Questions
« on: October 12, 2018, 01:15:27 PM »
Hello,
I received a letter from Pixsy requesting $1,000 for the use of a few images from a photographer. The images were published on one of my blog posts in 2011 with a prominent link to the photographer's site. They were used in good faith, as I believed they were free for use.
I deleted the images immediately, and emailed the photographer simply to confirm that the email I received from Pixsy was genuine.
So my questions are...
1) What are my options to either reduce the fee, or eliminate it entirely?
2) How can I protect myself going forward? I've written 7,500 blog posts, and though I'm diligent with only using creative commons images, sometimes something will inevitable slip through.
Pixsy listed a US mailing address for me, which is simply a forwarding address. I'm located in Canada, and the photographer is based out of Italy.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I received a letter from Pixsy requesting $1,000 for the use of a few images from a photographer. The images were published on one of my blog posts in 2011 with a prominent link to the photographer's site. They were used in good faith, as I believed they were free for use.
I deleted the images immediately, and emailed the photographer simply to confirm that the email I received from Pixsy was genuine.
So my questions are...
1) What are my options to either reduce the fee, or eliminate it entirely?
2) How can I protect myself going forward? I've written 7,500 blog posts, and though I'm diligent with only using creative commons images, sometimes something will inevitable slip through.
Pixsy listed a US mailing address for me, which is simply a forwarding address. I'm located in Canada, and the photographer is based out of Italy.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.