Copyright Aid

Again thanks for the quick reply.

I would be interested to hear your thoughts on how a judge would potentially view a claim that was say £1,000 when Pixsy were offering a fee closer to £300 to resolve the matter?

Would this be looked upon as unfavourable??

Thanks for the quick reply, it's much appreciated. Yes I have dealt with Pixsy a few times over the years (usually once a year) and they usually use scary words to reach a settlement as they don't want it to go to court. The odd thing this time is they have stopped any negotiations very quickly, usu...

Hello there, to cut a long story short I have also had recent dealings with Pixsy, they are trying to charge a figure of between £200 and £400 for what they claim is unauthorized use of a client's image. I have tried to play hardball, saying: "that unlike most picture agencies you are neither a...

Thanks for the detailed reply, this is very useful and your knowledge on the subject is very impressive.

Also, you said: "The Companies House listing for Permission Machine makes interesting reading."

Can you explain a litle more? Is it this bit: 3 officers / 2 resignations

Thanks for the reply Andy, this is much appreciated. - So do Permission Machine have any legal standing to bring any claims before a court? - You say below: "If the matter was to be dealt with in the IPEC small claims court, no-one needs legal representation", are you saying they would the...

Hey there, hope you are safe and well at this time. I run a small news website here in the UK and we recieved an email a week ago from a company called Permission Machine who are bascially claiming we have used an image without a vaild license. They say this: "We are the agency appointed by Ala...