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Getty Images Letter Forum / Looking to purchase stock images???

« on: March 13, 2013, 04:01:03 PM »

Heres is a list of all domains owned by Getty Images, complete with IP Addresses and "Popular Rating" ( i'm assuming the rating comes from Alexa)
I would highly advise anyone and everyone to NOT do business with any of these domains!

                 Domain name                           IP Address                 World Site
                                                                                              Popular Rating

1   thinkstockphotos.com               216.169.248.135           # 11,958
2   photos.com                               216.169.248.64           # 18,209
3   clipart.com                               216.169.249.51           # 18,576
4   gettyimages.co.uk               216.169.248.35           # 23,007
5   gettyimages.de                       216.169.248.35           # 32,370
6   gettyimages.in                       216.169.248.35           # 34,435
7   image.net                               216.169.248.208           # 37,436
8   gettyimages.fr                       216.169.248.35           # 43,061
9   royaltyfreemusic.com               216.169.249.48           # 46,280
10   thinkstockphotos.fr               216.169.248.135           # 50,769
11   gettyimages.co.jp               216.169.248.35           # 55,117
12   wireimage.com                      216.169.248.31           # 57,252
13   gettyimages.es                      216.169.248.35           # 57,551
14   asset-cache.net                      216.169.248.35           # 65,289
15   thinkstockphotos.de              216.169.248.135           # 71,808
16   jupiterimages.com              216.169.249.51           # 75,622
17   animationfactory.com              216.169.250.71           # 76,618
18   gettyimages.ca                      216.169.248.35           # 76,809
19   gettyimages.it                      216.169.248.35           # 82,247
20   gettyimages.com.au              216.169.248.35           # 93,457
21   gettyimages.pt                      216.169.248.35           # 109,739
22   thinkstockphotos.co.uk              216.169.248.135           # 136,433
23   thinkstockphotos.in              216.169.248.135           # 170,965
24   thinkstockphotos.ca              216.169.248.135           # 183,161
25   thinkstockphotos.es              216.169.248.135           # 187,456
26   gettyimages.ae                      216.169.248.35           # 191,860
27   thinkstockphotos.jp              216.169.248.135           # 244,321
28   thinkstockphotos.it              216.169.248.135           # 262,246
29   punchstock.com                      216.169.248.88           # 301,007
30   gettyimages.nl                      216.169.248.35           # 307,014
31   thinkstockphotos.ae              216.169.248.135           # 317,352
32   gettyimages.ch                      216.169.248.35           # 326,264
33   gettyimages.at                      216.169.248.35           # 346,303
34   gettyimages.be                      216.169.248.35              # 358,854
35   gettyimages.se                      216.169.248.35           # 377,619
36   thinkstockphotos.com.au      216.169.248.135           # 426,597
37   gettyimages.co.nz              216.169.248.35      # 452,061
38   gettyimages.ie                      216.169.248.35      # 510,995
39   wireimage.co.uk                      216.169.248.31      # 518,695
40   gmassetcentral.com              216.169.248.239           # 635,544
41   gettyimagesjobs.com              216.169.248.43      # 851,612
42   filmmagic.com                      216.169.248.31      # 858,850
43   photolibrary.com                      216.169.248.35      # 947,632
44   photolibrary.uk.com              216.169.248.35      # 1,074,693
45   photostogo.com                      216.169.248.135           # 1,075,312
46   jupiterimages.de                      216.169.249.51      # 1,149,226
47   clipart.net                              216.169.249.51      # 1,270,597
48   jamd.com                              216.169.248.253           # 1,270,739
49   jiunlimited.com                      216.169.248.135           # 1,467,052
50   comstock.com                      216.169.249.51      # 1,467,704
51   freeimages.com                      216.169.249.51      # 1,471,540
52   clip-art.com                      216.169.249.51      # 1,471,789
53   gif.com                                 216.169.249.51      # 1,474,346
54   barrysclipart.com                      216.169.249.51      # 1,480,592
55   ablestock.com                      216.169.249.51      # 1,493,232
56   liquidlibrary.com                      216.169.248.135           # 1,506,953
57   arttoday.com                      216.169.249.51       # 1,512,160
58   creatas.com                      216.169.249.51      # 1,513,368
59   comstockcomplete.com              216.169.249.51      # 1,554,499
60   jupiterimages.fr                      216.169.249.51      # 1,593,741
61   barrysfreephotos.com              216.169.249.51      # 1,614,711
62   clipshare.com                      216.169.249.51      # 1,631,238
63   stockphotography.com              216.169.249.51      # 1,642,488
64   timelifepictures.com              216.169.248.57      # 1,646,623
65   contourphotos.com              216.169.248.116           # 1,693,407
66   photostock.jp                      216.169.249.51      # 1,757,636
67   indexstock.com                      216.169.248.35      # 1,801,936
68   royalty-free-stock-images.com  216.169.249.51      # 2,103,699
69   punchstock.de                       216.169.248.88      # 2,153,168
70   culturestock.com                      216.169.249.51      # 2,233,635
71   gettyimages.no                      216.169.248.35      # 2,494,376
72   thinkstockphotos.com.pt      216.169.248.135           # 2,608,346
73   gettyimages.dk                      216.169.248.35      # 2,669,824
74   gettyimages.fi                      216.169.248.35      # 2,687,268

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Getty Images Letter Forum / EFF To Represent Bloggers Against Copyright Troll

« on: March 12, 2013, 08:24:12 AM »

Prenda Law Firm attempts to silence critics DieTrollDie and FightCopyrightTrolls
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is joining with attorney Charles Lee Mudd Jr. to represent two blogs caught up in a bizarre lawsuit filed by Paul Duffy and Prenda Law LLC, Duffy's copyright troll law firm.

Copyright trolls try to make money by suing Internet users under various copyright laws. Their tactics include targeting large groups of anonymous "John Doe" defendants for downloading files on BitTorrent, seeking their identities, and exploiting the massive damages in copyright law in order to pressure defendants into settling quickly.

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-represent-bloggers-against-copyright-troll

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Legal Controversies Forum / Team Prenda Does Not Show Up In Court; Judge Is Not Amused

« on: March 11, 2013, 07:56:17 PM »

from the bad-day-for-prenda dept.

We'll have a more complete report soon from Ken "Popehat" White, who was in the courtroom for the Prenda hearing today and will be writing about it for us (and for his own site), but for the quick version of what happened, with a huge assist from both Adam Steinbaugh and White, is that the judge has not made a ruling yet, but he is not at all pleased, saying "the client has been running everything. I know who the client is." There was no direct admission of who owns AF Holdings (other than that it had been transferred to another holding company, LiveWire -- as Pietz pointed out in his chart), but nothing else directly came out in court, apparently, other than Judge Wright's claim that he knows what's going on. In fact, he noted that the shell companies are "not even shells." This does not bode well for Prenda.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130311/16051422285/team-prenda-does-not-show-up-court-judge-is-not-amused.shtml

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Getty Images Letter Forum / MOVED: Secret Story Revealed: Why the ELI Forums Was Suddenly Shutdown on Jan 17, 2013

« on: March 08, 2013, 01:45:05 PM »

This topic has been moved to Linda Ellis/Linda's Lyrics/Dash Poem Forum.

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/index.php?topic=3451.0

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Getty Images Letter Forum / A new friend and ELI ally

« on: March 08, 2013, 11:41:31 AM »

A newly revamped site, dealing with Getty images and their practices, good info, links back to us and an online petition. drop in and sign the petition..

http://www.boycottgetty.com/

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UK Getty Images Letter Forum / MOVED: Got a letter from a "Photo Attorney" who is on Caroline Wrights team

« on: March 03, 2013, 08:48:37 PM »

This topic has been moved to Getty Images Letter Forum.

http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/index.php?topic=3598.0

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Getty Images Letter Forum / photoattorney.com Carolyn Wright adds new hire

« on: February 24, 2013, 05:37:55 PM »

While making my rounds, visiting some of our least favorite copyright trolls, I came across a new hire on photoattorney.com .... How long before we start seeing letters from this one??

Negin Yazdani, a graduate of UC Davis School of Law, is passionate about helping clients protect their intellectual property rights in the most efficient manner possible. While in law school, Negin concentrated her studies in alternative dispute resolution, negotiation, mediation advocacy, and pre-trial skills and litigation techniques, earning academic awards for excellence in those courses. She also was elected Managing Editor of the UC Davis Law Review, won the Witkin Award for Negotiation Skills, earned pro bono and public interest certificates, and was a member of the King Hall Negotiations Team.
After becoming an attorney, Negin has successfully represented clients in Intellectual Property, real estate, and family law disputes and completed a 40-hour mediation training in IP matters. In addition, she  is on the panel for mediation service with the California Lawyers for the Arts in San Francisco.
Negin also was an extern for the Honorable Justice James R. Lambden at the California Court of Appeal, First District, and served as a certified law clerk at the San Mateo District Attorney’s Office. She is fluent in Farsi and proficient in Spanish, is a member of the American Bar Association and the San Mateo County Bar Association, and is licensed to practice law before all courts of the State of California.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Something caught my eye....

« on: February 24, 2013, 05:33:14 PM »

While I reading thru some of the "testimonial letters" something got my attention, and it's been on my mind all day long..

http://www.scribd.com/doc/126767751/ELI-Testimonial-Letter-Bernice-McKenzie

at the end of the first, this user staes that Getty refunded her money from purchasing the image, and STILL demanded the amount in the letter...

what the hel kind of BS is that??

Lisa Wilmer should really be ashamed to be associated with such douche-baggery...

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Hawaiian Photographer / Copyright Troll Vincent K. Tylor

« on: February 14, 2013, 12:11:26 PM »

Is it just me or does anyway else find it "odd" that since the Aloha Plastic Surgery v. Hawaiian Art Network and Vincent K. Tylor, we have seen ZERO letters from this douchebag Vincent K Tylor?
I know Glen Carner and Hawaiian Art Network are no longer involved in the copyright "enforcement"  and it appears that Glens other company Copyright Services International has taken a different approach ( which is good)and is not associated with Vincent K Tylor, but you'd think Hawaiian Photographer and copyright troll V.K. Tylor would have found another nobody lawyer to send his letters... I find this so strange..hell for a while there we were getting letters submitted and new users almost daily from HAN/Picscout lawyers in regards to V.K. Tylor images..so
 
Did the Aloha case break him down??
Make him bankrupt?? (financially, as we can already assume he's morally bankrupt)
or maybe there was something in the settlement from Alohas' side that states he can't pursue infringements for any of these "screensaver / wallpaper images?
...or maybe the judge called him out on it??? so many questions, and I have a need to know...

Feel free to chime in with your theories, thoughts or ideas...sure would be nice to get a glimpse of that settlement agreement..

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Hawaiian Letters & Lawsuits Forum / Glen Carner of Copyright Services International "expands services"

« on: February 10, 2013, 08:06:02 PM »

*NEW EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT* : AD MONETIZATION
Are your images being used non-commercially or are not appropriate for our accounts team or legal representation? Do you see your images shared on the internet with no credit or copyright information given? CSI is experimenting with new technologies that turn copyright infringements into paid advertising spaces while crediting the photographer and linking to their website!  We are looking for photographers who have a significant number of infringements to be part of this cutting-edge project. Send a sample image that is "all over the internet" image to mail@copyrightservicesinternational.com to be considered for this revolutionary approach to dealing with copyright infringements.

*NEW EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT* : AD MONETIZATION
Are your images being used non-commercially or are not appropriate for our accounts team or legal representation? Do you see your images shared on the internet with no credit or copyright information given? CSI is experimenting with new technologies that turn copyright infringements into paid advertising spaces while crediting the photographer and linking to their website!  We are looking for photographers who have a significant number of infringements to be part of this cutting-edge project. Send a sample image that is "all over the internet" image to mail@copyrightservicesinternational.com to be considered for this revolutionary approach to dealing with copyright infringements.

http://copyrightservicesinternational.com/services.htm

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Righthaven Lawsuits Forum / Remember Righthaven? On appeal, copyright troll looks just as bad

« on: February 06, 2013, 11:47:15 AM »

There are second chances in life, though; and Righthaven got one yesterday. The company's new lawyer, Erik Syverson, argued that the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit should overturn Righthaven's losses in two cases: the DiBiase case, defended by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Hoehn case, defended by Las Vegas attorney Marc Randazza. Yesterday's case is the first Righthaven case to be argued at the appellate level.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/02/remember-righthaven-on-appeal-copyright-troll-looks-just-as-bad/

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Legal Controversies Forum / School board's desire to own copyright to students' work criticized

« on: February 05, 2013, 01:51:16 PM »

Just another WTF moment...don't ever think you've seen it all, cause we haven't....

Prince George’s considers copyright policy that takes ownership of students’ work.

Sorry, Jimmy. Your charming homework tale of holiday hi-jinx is no longer your property. This is the strange scenario concerning folks after Prince George's County Board of Education in Maryland proposed a copyright policy that would result in the board owning the work created by both staff and students at schools in the region. The Board Chair Verjeana M. Jacobs has said it's not the board's "intention to declare ownership" of work done by students. But some are wondering why a policy ostensibly meant to guard against teachers selling on lesson plans created for Prince George's County schools also covers what the students create.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/prince-georges-considers-copyright-policy-that-takes-ownership-of-students-work/2013/02/02/dc592dea-6b08-11e2-ada3-d86a4806d5ee_story.html

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Legal Controversies Forum / Singer alleges 'Glee' ripped off his cover song

« on: January 27, 2013, 09:39:01 AM »

That was a pretty catchy, sing-songy version of Sir Mix-A-Lot's rap hit "Baby Got Back" in Thursday night's episode of "Glee." It was also very familiar to fans of indie singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton.

Because Coulton's cover is derivative of the original work by Sir Mix-A-Lot, Coulton does not have a copyright claim against "Glee" for using the Coulton version, Parks said.
Covers don't get their own copyright protection as far as the underlying musical composition, Parks said. But Coulton might have legal footing if the show used Coulton's audio track.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/26/showbiz/glee-coulton-song-copyright/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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Legal Controversies Forum / Why Disney might want to 'Escape From Tomorrow'

« on: January 24, 2013, 08:43:53 PM »

Will Disney sue or let this slide???

discussion? thoughts? opinions?

Princesses transformed into ghouls. Psychedelic teacup rides. Simulated suicide. The world's most famous theme park turned into a vomitorium.

In an audacious act of filmmaking, he shot it almost entirely at Disney World and Disneyland -- all without Disney's knowledge or permission.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/24/showbiz/movies/escape-tomorrow-sundance-disney/index.html?hpt=hp_t4

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Google announces changes to its' Image Search

« on: January 24, 2013, 05:18:15 PM »

This will likely piss of some artists and photogs...or at the very least make it a topic of discussion once again..

Artists and photographers tend to have mixed feelings about Google Image Search. Though Google’s use of thumbnails of images was ruled to be a fair use in 2007, many feel that Google doesn’t do enough to prevent misuse of their images and that the service caters to individuals who are looking to infringe (knowingly or unknowingly) on copyright.
As such, every time that Google announces an update to Google Image Search, there’s bound to be some controversy and concern and Google announced one such update yesterday.

Since the changes haven’t rolled out yet, it’s impossible to know for certain how they will impact artists but it’s clear looking at the screenshots and changes that there’s going to be some good and some bad with them.

http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2013/01/24/google-updates-image-search-artists-to-see-changes/

People looking for images on Google often want to browse through many images, looking both at the images and their metadata (detailed information about the images). Based on feedback from both users and webmasters, we redesigned Google Images to provide a better search experience. In the next few days, you’ll see image results displayed in an inline panel so it’s faster, more beautiful, and more reliable. You will be able to quickly flip through a set of images by using the keyboard. If you want to go back to browsing other search results, just scroll down and pick up right where you left off.

http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.ca/2013/01/faster-image-search.html