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by Seb99
Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:45 am
Forum: Copyright Infringement
Topic: Pixsy.com alleging copyright infringement
Replies: 22
Views: 12507

Re: Pixsy.com alleging copyright infringement

Hello Andy Yes, it does sound like the Bestwater case covers my situation and that their case has no grounds as I'm hotlinking/embedding the image. Actually - it led me on to some Googling that led me to the following page: https://www.pixsy.com/academy/image-owner/hotlinking/ Yes, that's actually a...
by Seb99
Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:01 pm
Forum: Copyright Infringement
Topic: Pixsy.com alleging copyright infringement
Replies: 22
Views: 12507

Re: Pixsy.com alleging copyright infringement

Hello Andy Thank you for the information about the small claims track - as somebody that has never had any dealings with court there's always the worry when somebody threatens to take you to court that if they won you would be liable for not only the amount of the claim but also tens of thousands in...
by Seb99
Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:52 am
Forum: Copyright Infringement
Topic: Pixsy.com alleging copyright infringement
Replies: 22
Views: 12507

Re: Pixsy.com alleging copyright infringement

Hello AndyJ Thank you for your extremely detailed and helpful reply! It's much appreciated! Just to potentially clarify one point - where you say that the image is likely to have been correctly licensed by Amazon I'm less sure about that as it's not a product sold directly by Amazon but one sold by ...
by Seb99
Tue Aug 11, 2020 2:36 pm
Forum: Copyright Infringement
Topic: Pixsy.com alleging copyright infringement
Replies: 22
Views: 12507

Pixsy.com alleging copyright infringement

Hello, I've had an email from Pixsy.com threatening me with legal action unless I pay them a substantial fee for what they say was unauthorised use of an image. The 'original' image they link to is on etsy.com where you can buy it as a print for well under £10, but they want closer to £1,000 for inf...