Rick Bunzel Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I received a demand letter from Getty Images saying I infringed on one of their pictures and that I owe them $780.00 or they would take me to court. The letter was quite professional and included a screen shot of the image in question and my website. Interestingly the screen shot of my website did not include their image nor do we have their image on our site. It smell like a scam to me. Has anyone else had this happen to them? //Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Morrison Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I'll just need a bank-certified check for $780.00 before I can answer that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Was it a certified type letter? Have you tried to call them? I personally have never had this happen to me. Getty Images, Seattle 601 N.34th Street Seattle, WA 98103 USA Reception: +1 206 925 5000 Toll free: +1 888 888 5889 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 http://extortionletterinfo.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Bunzel Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Jim, Interesting info. Good thing I didn't actually have one of their pics on my site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Jim, Interesting info. Good thing I didn't actually have one of their pics on my site! Unless you took every one of the pics with your camera, you might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QualityHomeInspections Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 I received a letter as well. I was told by my webmaster that he would remove the pictures and then send the documentation to them. That was a year ago. Nothing ever happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lendar Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 How did this ended. I had a simillar problem, but I managed to avoid paying the money trought a small chat with the company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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