Thread: Getty looking for 2K

you can ... I don't always like the watermark on the images ... makes the client in various cases ask whats that ? which can be a bit annoying .. plus while if they asked me where I source my images I'd tell them ... I don't want them knowing as such ... bypassing me .. giving me unsuitable images to work with and so on

I agree. I made the mistake of emailing a client a lightbox from iStock so they could choose which images they wanted. They ended up getting back to me with images they had chosen directly from iStock and not the lightbox itself. The problem was they were awful.

It would be handy if the stock websites could allow regular customers download non-watermarked comps for layouts, but that might be too hard to manage?

Originally Posted by ButtermilkJack

It would be handy if the stock websites could allow regular customers download non-watermarked comps for layouts, but that might be too hard to manage?

Too hard to manage ... and what makes you a regular customer there would have to be some sort of threshold or else people would just start abusing the system. (put 10 quid into the account and download all the comps you want)

I find its best to give customers a fixed selection of images ... if they aren't happier its easier for me to go away and find something more suitable.

If they find the image as Buttermilkjack said .. you're suddenly in a world of pain where they are happy with the image but the amount of work you have to do to fix it up could be ridiculous. (not always but a cool image could be the totally wrong colour and just simply not fit into the site) try telling them that ? ... they say just use it .. you go ahead and use it and further down the line they decide its not working when their wife decides to say .. thats wrong .. (me bitter and twisted ... I like to think so)

On the Getty letter they have.

1 Uk address
2 USA Bank account
3 Irish VAT number

They are also offering a discount if it is paid.

Would anyone know what country this image infringes copyright on ?
Is it USA copyright / Irish copyright / uk copyright

Just looking at a few forums today and it looks like thousands of website
have been targeted, they are using picscout to identify images.

From an Irish stand point where do I stand on copyright ? as I did not know at the the image had a copyright

Thanks Guys

Collection Agency / Law firm is possibley UK based ?
Getty are probably US based.
Local tax is usually applicable on purchases.

I would confirm its definitely a Getty Images account though.


Having had a read through a few of the posts in the google groups... it seems some pay ... others are holding out ...

To be honest though, ignorance is no excuse sorry to be harsh .. but you walk into a store and pick up some chocolate bars and walk out ... are they required to have a you must purchase the item sign ?

What sites did you obtain the images from ... I've rarely seen sites without copyright notices ... so I don't think a ... "you didn't know" would hold up in a court of law.

Originally Posted by ciarab3000

From an Irish stand point where do I stand on copyright ? as I did not know at the the image had a copyright

You didn't know the image was copyright or you used a copyright image without license accidentally?

Originally Posted by Forbairt

What sites did you obtain the images from ... I've rarely seen sites without copyright notices ... so I don't think a ... "you didn't know" would hold up in a court of law.

You don't need to state copyright. You can if you want to, but failure to state copyright does not render the copyright null and void

Another related article;
Inside IT: A picture paints a thousand invoices | Technology | The Guardian

And they are hitting the magazines too;
PicScout Will Monitor Magazines . . .- Stock Photography - Stock Asylum, LLC

Some webmasters are now adding the following to their T&C;

"With the exception of the main search engine bots such, the use of data-mining/extraction software or bots by any company that is not collecting data for a search engine is strictly forbidden. In particular the use of Picscout will be treated as 'hacking'."

There is also a massive thread about it at;
FSB Discussion Forums: Image Copyright Infringement - Getty and Corbis

just fyi, getty have offices in sandyford

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