Getty caught me
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- CALLES0
heck! maybe you should make some money out of it to start paying the bill!
- gramme0
I have an excellent recipe for grilled abaci.
- Nairn0
We need to work out how that algorithm works, trawl the Getty db for popular images, then re-render the goatses and tubgirls of this world so that they approximate the signature the algorithm looks for.
Spread the word, host a few hundred thousand across the internet - mentally scar Getty's footsoldiers from here 'til forever.
- ladyboy0
Appararantly picscout gets some of the cash take.
They send the "leads" to getty and then getty puts a human on the case. They sent me a long document with screen shots of my site and all.
Then they had one of their bitches prank call me acting like a potential client - got my actual name and all.
- CALLES0
*Starts working on "FREE ladyboy" T-Shirt concept
- emecks0
we got rumbled too.
my predecessor used a getty image, I had no idea...
got a very similar email £2700 or summat, same 15% deal...
I wrote back saying "whilst very similar our image is not your one, sorry."
they came back saying "oh yes it is, money please"
that was over a month ago now, not a peep though.
- CALLES0
im sure that the getty lawyer that sent you that downloads free mp3's
- rafalski0
I'd be interested to see what it calls itself in your server logs.
moth
(Jul 25 07, 06:40)Internet Explorer, Opera-cowardly-style? Probably reads images but takes screenshots as well (ie for Flash sites).
- ladyboy0
Jesus - I'm starting to feel pretty bad.
Am I the only fuck'n person in the US that this is happening to?
Lots of UK people have been hassled according to my searches.
- rafalski0
sue for the time you're wasting researching it now
- jox0
Then they had one of their bitches prank call me acting like a potential client - got my actual name and all.
ladyboy
(Jul 25 07, 06:49)Hold on a minute.
So their bot crawls, say 200.000 sites, hand the leads over to Getty legal. And then they call EVERY single lead up pretending to be a client, just to get a name so they can check their purchase log whether this image has been paid for??! I mean, they must get a ton of people who actually DID buy the photo.
That can't be right.
- OSFA0
*Starts working on "FREE ladyboy" T-Shirt concept
CALLES
(Jul 25 07, 06:49)HAHA! beat me to it...
- ladyboy0
Hey Jox - It's true.
That's how they do it. Getty probably doesn't follow up every lead - but my personal site was made to look like a real "agency" (you know - multidiscplinary design firm dedicated to helping brands... bullshit) so they probably thought I might have some cash.
In the UK they've gone after mom and pops.
A women really did call from seatle and qualified the whole thing so beware!
Think about the money they're making on this. It's well worth their time
- ladyboy0
FREE LADY BOY!
- rafalski0
So their bot crawls, say 200.000 sites, hand the leads over to Getty legal. And then they call EVERY single lead up pretending to be a client, just to get a name so they can check their purchase log whether this image has been paid for??! I mean, they must get a ton of people who actually DID buy the photo.
That can't be right.
jox
(Jul 25 07, 06:55)They got filthy rich selling images. They can get richer chasing down borrowers while spreading the message that borrowing does not pay.
I'd say yes, they're doing it.
- ********0
well change their pic with this one and see how that goes:
- jox0
How do these policies work with Getty? Can you only use a photo you purchased once, or are you free to do it whenver/how often you want?
If so, your best bet would be to find somebody who actually purchased that image you're being sued for, give him a few bucks to claim he created it for you...
- harlequino0
Is that "free" as in "liberate Ladyboy," or "free" as in "hey get some Ladyboy for free?"
- CFish0
I remember not so long ago someone else had the same issues with getty only I don't think they were demanding as much as 7k. It was a thread on this site! I have had a search but can't find anything. It was only a few months ago!
- rafalski0
If so, your best bet would be to find somebody who actually purchased that image you're being sued for, give him a few bucks to claim he created it for you...
jox
(Jul 25 07, 07:02)yes! find a buyer!
colleagues, let's warm up our abaci!