Copyright Aid

Hi Query,

While it is nice that they take into account someone's ability to pay, that redfflects you away from the fact that if this went to court, the only damages they would be eligible for is the loss of the licence fee. Civil justice only seeks to put a claimant into the position he would ...

Many thanks - very useful indeed. We continue to engage, specifically saying we are being helpful, just that we need proof, not a post dated internally produced document stating the artist has ceded the rights to Copy Track, before we can send the information they "require".

I too dislike how ...

Recently had an interesting request for €350 to settle a claim of use of an image without a licence and €374 per annum to use it going forward, from Copy Track (CT)

The claim has come from them on behalf of Concept Productions, who claim to have been retained by the photographer.

Before giving ...

Hopefully they understand that they have no hope of getting even the discounted amount as damages in court, and this 'goodwill' gesture is aimed at making enough out of the transaction to count as a profit. If that is their mindset, I would say that you have the upper hand and should stick to your ...

Hi HammerofPompey and welcome to the forum,

Unfortunately being the subject of a photograph gives you virtually no rights over how that image is used, unless it was taken in circumstances where you had a justifiable expectation of privacy, for instance while you were in your home. This category ...

Thanks. I'm not suggesting the £35 is unreasonable - nor that it is due. I am, however, rather upset that Alarmy are selling my pictures at the same price (£35) after a photographer took a photograph of them in a printed programme!

I've recently received such an email re PA Images of me on Alarmy - a follow up to one that was quarantined first time around! Pic RIghts want £1400 to "settle"!! The image is priced at £35!

On searching for the image, I found stock images that they were selling were actually " my " images and I ...