Re: FN-FORUM: photos - used without permission

date posted 26th January 2006 13:24

why am i getting these emails I have no idea what you people are chatting
about!!!!!!
Joe

>From: Sarah Greig [EMAIL REMOVED]
>Reply-To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
>To: "FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]
>Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: photos - used without permission
>Date: 26 Jan 2006 13:18:07 -0000
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>When this happens in the corporate world what usually
>happens - you phone up and say they have used your
>assets without permission and they would either have
>the choice to pay for the usage or pull the image.
>
>Normally it doesn't go to lawyers, 9 out of 10 pull
>the image siting ignorance and usually apologise.
>
>The price for usage is around £20-50 rolling per
>month.
>
>Sarah.
>
>
>--- Richard Quick
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>
> >
> > > I have observed Richard Quick's comments. Under no
> > circumstances
> > > should you
> > > take his advice seriously.
> >
> > I'll admit that the amount I would claim for, if I
> > was in Andrews
> > position, is perhaps a little aggressive. Having
> > seen the site the
> > photos, although clearly copyrighted were not
> > commercial photos as
> > such, and therefore it would be excessive to charge
> > £2,500 for them.
> >
> > However other than that I think it's sound advice.
> >
> > Send them a letter saying that they have stolen your
> > photo (blatantly
> > having now seen the site) you require payment for it
> > or you'll sue.
> > Obviously the letter needs to be worded carefully -
> > but that's not
> > unreasonable.
> >
> > On 25 Jan 2006, at 22:08, Mike A wrote:
> >
> > > Do not threaten that if payment isn't made you'll
> > notify the
> > > police... that's extortion and a much more serious
> > crime than simple
> > > copyright theft.
> >
> > If I say to someone "I know you take drugs - if you
> > don't give me £X
> > thousand I'll go to the police" I'd agree that's
> > extortion.
> >
> > But would it be extortion if when caught shoplifting
> > a shop manager
> > said to the criminal (outside the shop) - I saw you
> > take that lump of
> > cheese - now either pay for it or I'm going to call
> > the police -
> > would that honestly be extortion?
> >
> > Either way saying pay me or I'll sue you definitely
> > isn't extortion -
> > I get letters like that from BT all the time ;o)
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