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Reminder that Getty Images has scraped, stolen and resold thousands if not tens of thousands of images online.
by DoItToMe81 4y ago
Reminder that Getty Images has scraped, stolen and resold thousands if not tens of thousands of images online.
- VWWHFSfQ 4y agodid they lose a lawsuit for it
- miniwark 4y ago* In 2008 they lose against Alain Ernoult, a french photographer, in a french court for €1 million https://kaptur.co/getty-images-fined-1-million-euros/ https://kaptur.co/getty-images-fined-1-million-euros/ * In 2013 they lose against Daniel Morel in a US court for $1.2 millions (a french photographer again!) http://www.epuk.org/news/follow-the-daniel-morel-vs-afp-and-getty-images-trial-with-epuks-daily-reports http://www.epuk.org/news/follow-the-daniel-morel-vs-afp-and-... * They have win against Carol Highsmith in 2016. But they probably had settled small money out court for deceptive business practice. https://petapixel.com/2016/11/22/1-billion-getty-images-lawsuit-ends-not-bang-whimper/ https://petapixel.com/2016/11/22/1-billion-getty-images-laws... In short, if you want to win a lawsuit against Getty, do no put your images in the public domain, and be a french photographer.