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Why was the burden of proof on your client, and not on Getty images if they were the ones demanding that they owned the rights to the images?
by jamisteven 7y ago
Why was the burden of proof on your client, and not on Getty images if they were the ones demanding that they owned the rights to the images?
- ben509 7y agoIt wasn't legally on their client; a court would have required that Getty show they held copyright. During negotiations, though, Getty's lawyers can simply make whatever demands and threats they like.
- rndgermandude 7y agoNo, they cannot. This is fraud. If I claimed I owned the Statue of Liberty and tried to sell it to you, it would be fraud, too, no matter if you eventually actually paid me money to buy it from me or not.
- catalogia 7y ago> No, they cannot. This is fraud. Getty can commit fraud.
- ben509 7y agoThanks, I didn't mean to imply Getty's lawyers could do it ethically.
- sokoloff 7y agoYou probably can sell me “any and all rights that you do have” to the Statue of Liberty. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quitclaim_deed https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quitclaim_deed