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From: Alfred Molon on 16 Oct 2009 22:13 Follow-up article on that infringement case which Getty brought to court: http://copyrightaction.com/forum/the-real-cost-of-being-sued-by-getty see also http://www.out-law.com//default.aspx?page=10367 2000 GBP paid to Getty, 24000 GBP total expense -- Alfred Molon
From: Ray Fischer on 17 Oct 2009 02:21 Alfred Molon <alfred_molon(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Follow-up article on that infringement case which Getty brought to >court: >http://copyrightaction.com/forum/the-real-cost-of-being-sued-by-getty > >see also >http://www.out-law.com//default.aspx?page=10367 > >2000 GBP paid to Getty, 24000 GBP total expense A good reason to avoid Getty like the plague. -- Ray Fischer rfischer(a)sonic.net
From: Alfred Molon on 17 Oct 2009 04:59 In article <4ad96280$0$1668$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>, Ray Fischer says... > A good reason to avoid Getty like the plague. A good reason not to steal images. Stealing images and posting them on a publicly accessible site is one of the dumbest things one can do. -- Alfred Molon
From: Bob Larter on 17 Oct 2009 10:54 Alfred Molon wrote: > Follow-up article on that infringement case which Getty brought to > court: > http://copyrightaction.com/forum/the-real-cost-of-being-sued-by-getty > > see also > http://www.out-law.com//default.aspx?page=10367 > > 2000 GBP paid to Getty, 24000 GBP total expense Frankly, I think they got what they deserved. They stole an image, got caught, & they paid the price. In summary: "Mr X also advises against any course of action that might risk infringement. "Do not put anything on your site but your own images. Do not use anything found on the internet unless you have cast-iron permission. You would be better off paying a professional photographer to take images for you, just so you know whose material it is" -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^---------------------------------------------------------------
From: Robert Coe on 17 Oct 2009 10:57
On 17 Oct 2009 06:21:52 GMT, rfischer(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote: : Alfred Molon <alfred_molon(a)yahoo.com> wrote: : >Follow-up article on that infringement case which Getty brought to : >court: : >http://copyrightaction.com/forum/the-real-cost-of-being-sued-by-getty : > : >see also : >http://www.out-law.com//default.aspx?page=10367 : > : >2000 GBP paid to Getty, 24000 GBP total expense : : A good reason to avoid Getty like the plague. Depends on which side you're on, doesn't it? If you sell photos through Getty, you may be less likely to get ripped off by infringers. It's like with lawyers. Everybody hates the tough, intransigent lawyer that practices in their town until they need a lawyer themselves. Bob |