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by steviec
Mon Feb 28, 2022 8:42 am
Forum: Copyright Basics
Topic: Image use on website
Replies: 27
Views: 10011

Re: Image use on website

interesting, when this all came up i went to log in to my website editing platform (to see what was happening) and I had a warning from Google of a data breach where many of my passwords were compromised, (I took a screenshot of the warning from google) so presumably, given that situation, whoever h...
by steviec
Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:45 am
Forum: Copyright Basics
Topic: Image use on website
Replies: 27
Views: 10011

Re: Image use on website

I was interested to read this line on the Government web page at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letters-alleging-online-copyright-infringement/letters-alleging-online-copyright-infringement "It is the responsibility of the copyright owner to prove who has committed the infringement....
by steviec
Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:21 am
Forum: Copyright Infringement
Topic: Pixsy Demand - Again!
Replies: 21
Views: 5603

Re: Pixsy Demand - Again!

we watch with interest, good luck, keep us posted 8)
by steviec
Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:26 am
Forum: Copyright Infringement
Topic: Copyright infringement via Permission Machine, acting on behalf of Alamy
Replies: 165
Views: 35803

Re: Copyright infringement via Permission Machine, acting on behalf of Alamy

"knowledge us power" in these matters so the more we can share our knowledge the better for us all

look forward to your updates
by steviec
Fri Feb 18, 2022 11:28 am
Forum: Copyright Infringement
Topic: Copyright infringement via Permission Machine, acting on behalf of Alamy
Replies: 165
Views: 35803

Re: Copyright infringement via Permission Machine, acting on behalf of Alamy

Thanbs for keeping us updated, there is a lot of this around at the moment, hopefully so much that the authorities will step in and curtail their activities
by steviec
Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:27 pm
Forum: Copyright Basics
Topic: Image use on website
Replies: 27
Views: 10011

Re: Image use on website

Many thanks for all your help and insight you said elsewhere that "Hi baxter, The claim could only relate to the short period when the infringement was occurring. However as the current licence which you now have is not time-limited, I'm not sure on what basis any damages could be calculated, s...
by steviec
Mon Feb 14, 2022 6:28 pm
Forum: Copyright Basics
Topic: Image use on website
Replies: 27
Views: 10011

Re: Image use on website

Here is an interesting swerve for you. the photo that was "found" by picrights crawler bot thingy is here on reuters page at the link below https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/how-covid-is-changing-the-way-we-work-idUSRTX7XPL8?fbclid=IwAR2e4kEu3XIcMGYwHnv3mdYTDlLYuad8q_CydhEeX3EDmQodnajb1...
by steviec
Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:55 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: PicRights
Replies: 1
Views: 8275

Re: PicRights

any more news on this?
by steviec
Mon Feb 14, 2022 12:59 pm
Forum: Copyright Basics
Topic: Image use on website
Replies: 27
Views: 10011

Re: Image use on website

Many thanks, that give some direction at least.. Part of me says "just pay them and be done with the stress of it" the other part says "this is a frivolous claim allied to bullying behavior" Do you subscribers know of anyone who has actually been sued and lost over this sort of t...
by steviec
Mon Feb 14, 2022 7:42 am
Forum: Copyright Basics
Topic: Image use on website
Replies: 27
Views: 10011

Re: Image use on website

like so many on here I have had the pleasure of emails and a letter from picrights the photo in question was a thumbnail on a page that is not even shown on the websites navbar (the page is used as a repository for useful information on BMW motorbikes and nothing more) though of course it willl appe...