I need help with some questions answered about copyright infringement

[Sheiky]

Perhaps it sounds silly, but I think they are trying to put you into a corner. 600$ for such an image is just enough so you can pay it and it's too little for you to put an attorney onto. It's also not so little that you will stay away from paying until having like 3 reminders and they will give up the battle. It's exactly in the "right" zone...


I think they chose this amount just to pull some money. If I were you I would seriously ask for a detailed explanation of where the 600 dollars came from and also ask for the things you already mentioned yourself.


Anyway good luck with it.

[Iguide]

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The thing that needs to be remembered here is freelanceshots is not
the one that is liable here. It is the end consumer<span style="font-weight: normal;"]that is. While Jan is most likely correct in his
assessment Getty could always take him to small claims court and also go after
court costs also. Getty would be more prepared for that than the end consumer
and that is where they would need to produce the evidence of their claim. Most
people don't want to go to court unless forced &amp; Getty most likely knows that. Believe me they will also be ready for court!<span style="font-size: 9pt;"]<o></o>


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[Iguide]

I initially did not think of saying this directly because of the example of my experience with Getty I thought made it clear as to what tactic to use with Getty. The end user negotiates with Getty to a lower price. From my experience not only did I directly see them do this but how it developed gave me the impression that Getty was asking way more than what they were willing to accept as an end price. I suspect they use this tactic for shock value with the idea of taking less since most people would feel fortunate to pay a lower asking price. If they can get what they are asking well all is well and good in that case, but they are really expecting to negotiate downward to an end price. That is why they initially start so high in asking value. Try that and see how it goes.


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[freelanceshots]

The company settled with Getty images and paid 300.00. Deal done where I still think that was way to much for the image. I learned my lesson where now that I am more of an established photographer I would never pull anything from the web without permission.

[Daniel Browning]

Thanks for the update and letting us know how it worked out in the end.

[Iguide]

The company settled with Getty images and paid 300.00. Deal done where I still think that was way to much for the image. I learned my lesson where now that I am more of an established photographer I would never pull anything from the web without permission.
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Which is what I said they would do. Thanks for the up date. Glad it worked out fairly well for all!





Godspeed


Wayne

[Richard Lane]

Thanks for sharing your experiences, so that we may all learn from it.


I

[freelanceshots]

Yea basically anything that you did not write, design, or photograph is off limits no matter where it is on the web or how crappy or insignificant it may seem. Just keep that in mind if you ever see your images being used without your permission. There is no real need to register the image or even write your name or company name on the image for this rule to take effect. If you have the original and can document that it came from you then the law has you covered and you can charge the user a pretty high fee. Maybe worth it just to buy the software to track your images on the web and make you an your attorney some extra money.

[Daniel Browning]

Maybe worth it just to buy the software to track your images on the web and make you an your attorney some extra money.

That reminds me of that recent news item about how scientists have started using lawyers instead of laboratory rats.It seems that there are not only more of them, but you don't get so emotionallyattached. "Laboratory lawyers", as they have come to be called by lab workers,have opened open entirely new avenues of study. After all, there are some thingseven a rat wont do. The only problem is that it's difficult to apply theexperimental results to humans. []

[Richard Lane]

... Maybe worth it just to buy the software to track your images on the web and make you an your attorney some extra money.

What is the name of the Software?


Rich