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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Prepared Food Photos - Small Claims Court

« on: July 05, 2018, 03:55:29 PM »

My case was dismissed by Sharon Albrizio (Executive VP of AdLife) - I assume Joel's wife in crime.

The legal team at iStock sent her a copy of the only possible photo they could be claiming I stole as well as a copy of the small claims notice stating that the image is licensed by me and to close the case.

iStock is well aware of what AdLife is doing -  "it is a shame that some people are paying him when they do not have to".

I hope this helps other people that are getting letters from AdLife aka PreparedFoodPhotos.com aka Joel Albrizio.    Don't give in to this guy.

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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Prepared Food Photos - Small Claims Court

« on: June 28, 2018, 09:29:55 AM »

FYI - to anyone that may have received AdLife (aka PreparedFoodPhoto) extortion small claims court letter.  I just called iStockPhoto and they were great.   I spoke with a woman who said their legal team is well aware of this issue of him pulling photos off of iStock and then sending out the letters claiming pictures were taken without permission.  I am to forward her the letter I received from his hired woman Rebecca in Bridgewater,MA and she said to me "our legal team will handle this so you do not have to".   She said verbatim "unfortunately some people receive the letter and just pay him the money when they do not have to".

So if you legally purchased something off of iStock you are well protected by their legal team. Contact them and they will help you.
This sleazeball Joel Albrizio needs to be stopped - he should be class action sued for Abuse of Process and potentially locked up.     

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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Prepared Food Photos - Small Claims Court

« on: May 27, 2018, 02:35:56 PM »

I received a letter from PreparedFoodPhotos.com for a small claims court appearance in July in Brookline MA.    It does not state which photos were used.  It is handwritten and signed by I believe a "Rebecca N. Jout"?(hard to read).   I only have a couple of food photos and bought them off of iStockphoto back in 2006.
The letter reads:
"The plaintiff is in the business of selling subscriptions for use by registered subscribers to its website PreparedFoodPhotos.com.   The Plaintiff has identified the Defendant as having used a subscription without permission or compensation to the Plaintiff in the marketing of Defendant's business on our about May 8, 2018.  The Plaintiff seeks compensation in the amount equal to a two-month subscription to PreparedFoodPhotos.com website.  Plus costs occurred with this filing as Plaintiff believes is a just and reasonable amount due to the Plaintiff"

Going to the Plaintiff's website I see only Joel Albrizio listed with the contact info.

Should I snail mail him requesting he tell me what photos as I am not aware of stealing his photos?  I paid hefty to Getty a while back and learned my lesson so removed anything I thought I may not have purchased and now only use 123rf.com.

Is contacting the plaintiff appropriate to get more information?