Getty caught me
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- SteveJobs0
ladyboy, you don't know the half of it...
they have all kinds of promotions going when the going gets rough.
it starts at 15% off, pretty soon it's 25%, 50%, 95%, wait a little longer and you're eligable for a free blockbuster rental and medium size stuff crust pizza with one topping from pizza hut. the next transformers sequel will feature hidden codes for added getty discounts! there's no end to it!
- M0NEYCIDE0
they sound like the riaa
- macdonaldbank0
I earned the Getty Oil Company shareholders & inheritors $1 billion; my fee is still unpaid!
- ladyboy0
That's fuck'n brilliant SteveJobs.
Love the transformers part
- grantmacdonald0
Getty Oil Company benefactors are trying to stiff our bank for $6,440,000; after earning them $1,000,000,000.
http://macdonaldbank.com/$1,000,…
We are filing a $22 billion war crimes lawsuit against the Getty Oil Company inheritors.
- tank020
v e e r
- monoboy0
My first design job out of college was with Getty. I'm suprised that they'd bother to track freelancers.
They do employ people purely to scan mags, newspapers and the web to check for fare dodgers.
But they only go after the big guns.
- emecks0
But they only go after the big guns.
monoboy
(Jul 26 07, 03:00)Alas no, the cunts are after us too, and we're just wee.
- monoboy0
There's some info on the bottom of this page.
http://creative.gettyimages.com/…
Looks like your OK if used in a creative presentation, online or otherwise.
- trooperbill0
if you go on their site you can spec up the fess yourself... and i guarantee it till be 20% of the price they quote. send em a solicitors letter and attach printouts of a basket containing the target image(s) we got out bill down from 8k to 2k
oh and make sure the litigation is from your own country if not then screw em.
- monoboy0
See 2.2
http://creative.gettyimages.com/…
I also think they've assumed that you guys are trading as companies and passing off Getty pics as your own.
- HomeCreative0
I have just spoken to my bro who is a Barrister on the bar and he say's and I quote......
" F*** them the cheeky t***s" They wouldn't dare persure this they would get f***ing thrown out of court!"
Still he said take the pic down and if your worried get a free consultation of any solicitor and they will tell you the same.
- OSFA0
hahaha, that's what I wanna hear when I go for a consultation.... your bro is hired!
- JerseyRaindog0
per istock legal, you are not allowed to transfer rights of the image if you are the sole buyer.
MrD
(Jul 25 07, 11:50)I've looked into this (well I got somebody else to). Don't think everyone needs to panic and avoid istock just yet...
Read the following from their legals;
Only you are permitted to use the Content, although you may transfer files containing Content or Permitted Derivative Works to your clients, printers, or ISP for the purpose of reproduction for Permitted Uses, provided that such parties shall have no further or additional rights to use the Content and cannot access or extract it from any file you provide.
(c) Permitted Uses. Subject to the restrictions described under Prohibited Uses below, the following are “Permitted Uses” of Content:1. advertising and promotional projects, including printed materials, product packaging, presentations, film and video presentations, commercials, catalogues, brochures, promotional greeting cards and promotional postcards (ie. not for resale or license);
2. entertainment applications, such as books and book covers, magazines, newspapers, editorials, newsletters, and video, broadcast and theatrical presentations;
3. on–line or electronic publications, including web pages to a maximum of 800 x 600 pixels;
4. prints, posters (i.e. a hardcopy) and other reproductions for personal use or promotional purposes specified in (1) above, but not for resale, license or other distribution; and
5. any other uses approved in writing by iStockphoto.So, my understanding of that (and I'm not a lawyer) is that you can purchase an image from istock and use it in advert for a client as long as the client cannot access and retain the image themselves.
- waynepixel0
Bloody hell, that over the top. But as they say, it is a Copy Rght image. Have you sent an email to Getty to explain the situation.
- ladyboy0
ya - I talked to them and wrote them. They don't want hear any excuses.
It's a machine - a collection agency mentality.
Still I don't think they can do shit to me. They want big agency shakedowns - their mistake is in thinking that I have money and am a big agency. They're pricks - I'll never use them again or any other getty owned image house.
- tbgd0
do these picscouts search on images in html? does that mean they can't find images used in flash movies??
- sumojim0
They did us for 7k earlier in the year. I went to lawyers about it and they said that we didn't have a leg to stand on.
I spoke to the Getty legal department, and having images of work you have done which contains their images on your website or in your brochure is not allowed and they'll sue.
The problem I had was over images purchased for a three month license. The image was in a clients company magazine, which was out for three months, but after that time they still had a couple of back issues on display in their reception. This was outside of the license we purchased. Their legal tema told me that even keeping a file copy was not allowed. Or if we did a poster with one of their images and the client wanted to keep a copy on their office wall, not allowed, we'd be fined.
The result, we paid up, and we no longer use Getty Images. We spent probably £20k plus with them every year, now we commission photography.
- mg330
sumojim,
I don't know much about licensing and whatnot for these things, but that just sounds like insanity.
I direct our client newsletter and have never even thought about issues like that. Luckily they were taken by a photographer we know, so no worries.
But I'd puke to be in a spot like you were in.
- pushme0
I assume this thread is still active...so after i saw this I thought hrmm...better take down that comp that used a Rights-Managed Image. Never did and noticed one of those bots crawled my site today. Everything is now down that I know isn't paid for...has anyone gotten anywhere with what to do on this matter?