Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-26 Thread Gonz
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"

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-26 Thread Gonz
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

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-26 Thread Mark Roberts
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

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-26 Thread Gonz
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

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-26 Thread Mark Roberts
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

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-26 Thread John
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

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-25 Thread P.J. Alling
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

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-25 Thread Darren Addy
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

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-25 Thread John
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

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-23 Thread P.J. Alling
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

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-23 Thread John
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.

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-23 Thread Mark Roberts
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

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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

Re: Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-23 Thread Gonz
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

Demand letter from Getty for use of image

2016-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
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