That artlawjournal.com website is very cool. Thanks for that link.
On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 5:57 AM, John wrote:
> Unless Getty has screwed up again ...
>
> http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-getty-copyright-20160729-snap-story.html
>
> I wrote "again" because it's not the fir
Yes, for sure its worth searching for the copyright. Then its
probably best to follow some of the other advice and negotiate it down
if you can. What's interesting about the thread is that there are not
a whole lot of images that Getty has actually bothered to copyright
and register. They depend
Gonz wrote:
>Its an extortion scheme pure and simple. Just ignore the letters.
>
>http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/attorney-advises-to-just-ignore-the-getty-mccormack-letters/
Note that in the thread linked above Getty did NOT have a registered
copyright on the
Its an extortion scheme pure and simple. Just ignore the letters.
http://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/getty-images-letter-forum/attorney-advises-to-just-ignore-the-getty-mccormack-letters/
On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Mark Roberts
wrote:
> Darren Addy wrote:
>
>>Sorry to be the beare
Darren Addy wrote:
>Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but: In short, your client is screwed
>for using an image they simply took off of the internet. As any lawyer (and
>particularly a lawyer who is a photographer) knows, U.S. Copyright exists
>at the moment of image creation. Getty uses sophist
Unless Getty has screwed up again ...
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-getty-copyright-20160729-snap-story.html
I wrote "again" because it's not the first time Getty has been sued for
attempting to claim copyright infringement on images they don't own (or
infringed the copyr
Well, yes, except it's still fraud to threaten someone with a copyright
infringement action, when a you don't own the copyright, and don't
actually represent the owner of the copyright, and even worse when said
image is in the public domain and you cannot own the copyright. Which
Getty has bee
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but: In short, your client is screwed
for using an image they simply took off of the internet. As any lawyer (and
particularly a lawyer who is a photographer) knows, U.S. Copyright exists
at the moment of image creation. Getty uses sophisticated software to
searc
I agree.
On 9/23/2016 11:25 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
I believe that goes beyond copyright infringement, that's actual fraud.
On 9/23/2016 11:21 PM, John wrote:
Getty has a bad habit of claiming public domain images and demanding
payment for their use.
On 9/23/2016 2:36 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wro
I believe that goes beyond copyright infringement, that's actual fraud.
On 9/23/2016 11:21 PM, John wrote:
Getty has a bad habit of claiming public domain images and demanding
payment for their use.
On 9/23/2016 2:36 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Travel agent client maintains a website and news
Getty has a bad habit of claiming public domain images and demanding
payment for their use.
On 9/23/2016 2:36 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Travel agent client maintains a website and newsletter featuring vacation
travel venues. Client makes every effort to use only public domain images.
Client
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>Travel agent client maintains a website and newsletter featuring vacation
>travel venues. Client makes every effort to use only public domain images.
>Client received a letter from Getty Images, claiming a particular image
>used by client was a rights managed image contr
Thanks, Gonz. My client's assistant found the image on Google +, and it
had no copyright or watermark stamps on it.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 4:41 PM, Gonz wrote:
> If your client is a mom/pop shop, tell Getty to take a hike. Its not
If your client is a mom/pop shop, tell Getty to take a hike. Its not
worth their lawyers time to go after them with the risk that they
might lose if the images are widely available on other sites and have
no watermarks or ownership stamp on it. Let Getty go after the place
your client got the ima
Travel agent client maintains a website and newsletter featuring vacation
travel venues. Client makes every effort to use only public domain images.
Client received a letter from Getty Images, claiming a particular image
used by client was a rights managed image controlled by Getty.
The image in
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