{"id":632,"date":"2016-01-31T16:10:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T16:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shirtyletters.com\/?p=632"},"modified":"2016-02-02T06:50:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T06:50:23","slug":"an-email-to-getty-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shirtyletters.com\/?p=632","title":{"rendered":"An email to Getty Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shirtyletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F632&print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/shirtyletters.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/shirtyletters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F632&print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/shirtyletters.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div><figure style=\"width: 302px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/artlawjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Getty-Demand-Letter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"175\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Have you had a Getty letter?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dear Getty Images,<\/p>\n<p>I received a letter dated 21 January 2016 from your offices in Ireland regarding the use of Rights Managed (RM) imagery represented by Getty Images being displayed on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stuart-hall.com\/2006\/08\/29\/travelscope-tales\/\">my website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To confirm I have removed the image but retained a copy of the blog post in its original version to which you refer in your letter for reference purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The image in question appears to be the background imagery to a banner advert displayed on the Travelscope website which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stuart-hall.com\/2006\/08\/29\/travelscope-tales\/\">my blog post is about.<\/a> I obtained the banner advert simply by &#8216;screengrabbing&#8217; the online Travelscope banner advert.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Portraits Of The Princes &amp; People Of India. - caption: 'The rajah of Putteealla'\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/britishlibrary\/12458968853\/in\/photolist-jYXtnP-9Yp2wQ-idx7s3-9LPMKc-bP27sV-hXDJBf-owmTm6-wGnRaK-idDdAT-rLZBPc-i37E3Y-i8Zg3M-oy7DHZ-oy3rEP-9PLwHE-owXD5P-oyeLYg-9YoNg7-owmWyi-ow1qKr-oeNQMR-oeNKye-owhEec-oeMNbd-osHbkG-9LSz69-ow9P8j-of18z6-oumkFA-ovbUaB-ovjkBJ-oeN3W3-ov9Zm9-oeNcRY-ouYMEq-owfRkw-oeNdwA-oxXtFc-obUpQH-ounA6o-9PHDJP-oxUTD8-hTVJDk-ow8vDG-ocdoE2-otaYxN-ovWypr-owa3jF-oeENrf-oeEnaU\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5542\/12458968853_0ff119dade_h.jpg\" alt=\"Portraits Of The Princes &amp; People Of India. - caption: 'The rajah of Putteealla'\" width=\"270\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>However, I would like to confirm that my blog site stuart-hall.com is a non-profit undertaking, and any imagery used on the site is not intended for commercial use.<\/p>\n<p>To reiterate the use of the imagery was accidental, and was not intended for, nor never has been used for any commercial purposes.<\/p>\n<p>While not central to the purpose of this response may I ask in a professional and supportive fashion if Travelscope has paid the photographer for the use of the RM imagery in their banner advert?<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to your considered response.<\/p>\n<p>Regards,<\/p>\n<p>Stuart G. Hall<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Letter writing note: if you get a &#8216;Getty letter&#8217;, here&#8217;s some <a href=\"http:\/\/artlawjournal.com\/tips-responding-getty-images-demand-letter\/\">thought \u00a0out advice<\/a> on what to include in your letter. Plus a <a href=\"http:\/\/artlawjournal.com\/respond-getty-images-demand-letter\/\">full letter template here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Getty Images, I received a letter dated 21 January 2016 from your offices in Ireland regarding the use of Rights Managed (RM) imagery represented by Getty Images being displayed on my website. 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