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- _niko0
Fuck Getty.
from wiki:
Getty Images uses a firm called PicScout to scan the web for unauthorized and unlicensed usages of its protected images. Websites that are found to be in violation are sent financial settlements that retroactively licensed the image. However, the settlements also demand damages, which are said to have been incurred against the copyright holder. Thousands of these letters have been sent out, yet according to the Wall Street Journal in October 2005, Getty had not taken any of these potential cases to court.[8][9] However, Getty published a notice to its contributors describing how a court decision in New York makes it more difficult to obtain damages for infringement.[10] The article does not state whether Getty Images was a party involved in the court case.
Recently, Getty Images lost a lawsuit in Germany[11]. Getty claimed unauthorized usage, but the defendant could prove authorized usage as he had bought a retroactive license directly from the photographer.