Fuck Getty Images
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- deathboy-4
well looks like they gone and messed up by this. looks like single use copies for any purpose with credit even though it says give all right to the public...
https://www.documentcloud.org/do…
of course now I wonder if the library of congress has any part in this matter since they seemed to be the gatekeeper of said library.
and by this looks like they're protected anyways. a billion dollars is ridiculous, im starting to smell PR stunt for vanity/money.
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According to the suit, Getty and its affiliates have not only sold unauthorized licenses of Highsmith’s photos, but they have sent threatening letters to people that they believe have infringed the copyright.One of those recipients was Highsmith’s own non-profit group, the This is America! Foundation. The copyright enforcement entity, License Compliance Services, demanded $120 in payment. LCS is believed to be connected to Getty Images, which has developed a reputation for aggressively pursuing claimed license fees over alleged afoul publication.
Highsmith then had a 27-minute phone call with LCS, where she explained that she was the author and that she found it baffling that she had to pay a license fee for a photograph that she not only took, but donated to the public.
Two days later, she got an e-mail from LCS, saying that it considered the matter “closed.” However, according to the suit, the photo in question remained on sale by LCS and Getty.
Sarah Lochting, Getty Images vice president for communications, sent Ars a statement which said that the lawsuit was "the first time Getty Images was made aware of the matter. We are currently looking into these allegations with the aim of addressing these concerns as soon as possible."
Lochting also underscored that LCS and Getty Images are "separate entities and have no operational relationship."