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Jaso
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2147 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-20 00:00:01
September 19 2011 23:57 GMT
#21
Actually.. it appears to be a pretty big company and has a partnership with Flickr (not sure about details) and has it's own Wikipedia page. Not sure if I can link or not.
edit: sold in 2008 for 2.4b.. seems legit lol.

edit2: apparently, they've sent out millions of these letters usually asking for >$1,000, but almost never take people to court because they rarely win cases.. as long as the image isn't registered with US copyright office, some court decision in NYC makes it really hard for them to win anything in court.

derp
Phtes
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States370 Posts
September 20 2011 00:45 GMT
#22
On September 20 2011 08:57 Jaso wrote:
Actually.. it appears to be a pretty big company and has a partnership with Flickr (not sure about details) and has it's own Wikipedia page. Not sure if I can link or not.
edit: sold in 2008 for 2.4b.. seems legit lol.

edit2: apparently, they've sent out millions of these letters usually asking for >$1,000, but almost never take people to court because they rarely win cases.. as long as the image isn't registered with US copyright office, some court decision in NYC makes it really hard for them to win anything in court.




Take the image down, as you did, ignore there letter, if they continue to pursue it hten you will know it' serious.


All in all take this as a lesson and don't just Google image anymore without doing the proper modifications. Taking images like that can lead to serious trouble if it turns out it came from a Stock Company (Very aggressive companies when it comes to this) and if this is your profession it writes you off with a very bad rep.
I'm Your Phtes o.0 **SKT1 For Life!**
Jaso
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2147 Posts
September 20 2011 01:23 GMT
#23
On September 20 2011 09:45 Phtes wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2011 08:57 Jaso wrote:
Actually.. it appears to be a pretty big company and has a partnership with Flickr (not sure about details) and has it's own Wikipedia page. Not sure if I can link or not.
edit: sold in 2008 for 2.4b.. seems legit lol.

edit2: apparently, they've sent out millions of these letters usually asking for >$1,000, but almost never take people to court because they rarely win cases.. as long as the image isn't registered with US copyright office, some court decision in NYC makes it really hard for them to win anything in court.




Take the image down, as you did, ignore there letter, if they continue to pursue it hten you will know it' serious.


All in all take this as a lesson and don't just Google image anymore without doing the proper modifications. Taking images like that can lead to serious trouble if it turns out it came from a Stock Company (Very aggressive companies when it comes to this) and if this is your profession it writes you off with a very bad rep.


Good thing I'm 15 .

By stock company, do you mean one that has stock photos, or trades on the market? This one used to but was delisted.. so I guess that's good.
derp
brian
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States9617 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-20 01:42:32
September 20 2011 01:40 GMT
#24
yeah its hard to win a copyright lawsuit over something so frivolous.

an entire course over entertainment law and all i learned is without registering your work its impossible to win, and even after still difficult. exceptions to books movies and other such detailed works.
Phtes
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States370 Posts
September 20 2011 03:05 GMT
#25
On September 20 2011 10:23 Jaso wrote:


Good thing I'm 15 .

By stock company, do you mean one that has stock photos, or trades on the market? This one used to but was delisted.. so I guess that's good.


Yes stock companies are organizations that have pictures for sale (usually absurdly priced but extremely high quality) and can sometimes have the Google Image not display the watermark (or a 3rd party removed it) which can lead into very serious legal problems for someone who "steals" it
I'm Your Phtes o.0 **SKT1 For Life!**
itsjustatank
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Hong Kong9153 Posts
September 20 2011 04:41 GMT
#26
On September 20 2011 07:13 ShadowDrgn wrote:
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On September 20 2011 06:58 itsjustatank wrote:
On September 20 2011 06:51 ShadowDrgn wrote:
If it's not registered, they can't sue you for infringement, although you should stop using their image to avoid a lawsuit in the future.


Registration is not necessary to protect one's copyright, it just makes it much easier to do so.

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Copyright_registration


One of those advantages is the ability to sue.

Check out 17 USC 411.


You are right. I sorta misread what you typed as "no copyright without registration."
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SpoR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1542 Posts
September 20 2011 06:25 GMT
#27
Wait so someone just mailed an official looking letter to your house and claimed something and you settled with them asap? What is your address please.
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