Comments for i.nconspicuo.us http://i.nconspicuo.us Uncovering the hidden treasures of the internet, tech toys... and life. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Re: Unauthorized Use of Getty Images’ Photograph – No Cease and Desist Letter? by Thomas http://i.nconspicuo.us/2008/06/17/re-unauthorized-use-of-getty-images-photograph-no-cease-and-desist-letter/comment-page-3/#comment-357996 Thomas Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:01:05 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=306#comment-357996 Hi Christopher, you're in a tricky position. Most of us, including myself, recommend completely ignoring Getty. But you mentioned that you did purchase images from Getty. The tricky part here, is that if you do have proof of purchase, and you purchased those images in order to use them on the site in question (and/or the license doesn't prohibit your use) then by all means, you have enough proof to close this issue completely. Tell them the order number and email address used to buy the licenses, and that should end all annoyances from them. Hi Christopher, you’re in a tricky position. Most of us, including myself, recommend completely ignoring Getty. But you mentioned that you did purchase images from Getty. The tricky part here, is that if you do have proof of purchase, and you purchased those images in order to use them on the site in question (and/or the license doesn’t prohibit your use) then by all means, you have enough proof to close this issue completely. Tell them the order number and email address used to buy the licenses, and that should end all annoyances from them.

]]> Comment on Re: Unauthorized Use of Getty Images’ Photograph – No Cease and Desist Letter? by i.nconspicuo.us http://i.nconspicuo.us/2008/06/17/re-unauthorized-use-of-getty-images-photograph-no-cease-and-desist-letter/comment-page-3/#comment-357978 i.nconspicuo.us Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:53 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=306#comment-357978 Hi Christopher - If the site is down, I don't think you have anything to worry about. That's just my 2 cents, you should probably consult a lawyer to get a definitive answer though. If you purchased the images, you (and Getty) should have record of that, so there really shouldn't be a problem. I would assume that most images purchased from Getty are purchased by designers, and the end-user (company, etc) would probably be the one getting harrassed by Getty because "they" didn't purchase the image. It's frustrating that companies like Getty can get away with this. Like you said, their images are watermarked. If they're stolen, the watermark would be on them. Hi Christopher -

If the site is down, I don’t think you have anything to worry about. That’s just my 2 cents, you should probably consult a lawyer to get a definitive answer though. If you purchased the images, you (and Getty) should have record of that, so there really shouldn’t be a problem. I would assume that most images purchased from Getty are purchased by designers, and the end-user (company, etc) would probably be the one getting harrassed by Getty because “they” didn’t purchase the image. It’s frustrating that companies like Getty can get away with this. Like you said, their images are watermarked. If they’re stolen, the watermark would be on them.

]]> Comment on Re: Unauthorized Use of Getty Images’ Photograph – No Cease and Desist Letter? by Christopher Griggs http://i.nconspicuo.us/2008/06/17/re-unauthorized-use-of-getty-images-photograph-no-cease-and-desist-letter/comment-page-3/#comment-356243 Christopher Griggs Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:33:35 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=306#comment-356243 Hello, can someone send me the answer to this. I had a website template built in 2002. The site was for my brother. The site hardly ever had any traffic, and was never updated. The three pictures on the site in question were in the header. The three images were no larger than 80x80 each, which all were blended together left to write to make a header. The images were purchased under a Getty account. However, they are asking for a several thousand dollars for these images. I have taken down the site, as it was worthless anyway, but they are claiming they will still seek the money for the images. If these were already 'bought' under an account, why should I have to pay again? Aren't their images watermarked? Don't they know when the images have been purchased? --- Class Action from the other side? What a way to piss off customers. Hello, can someone send me the answer to this. I had a website template built in 2002. The site was for my brother. The site hardly ever had any traffic, and was never updated. The three pictures on the site in question were in the header. The three images were no larger than 80×80 each, which all were blended together left to write to make a header. The images were purchased under a Getty account. However, they are asking for a several thousand dollars for these images. I have taken down the site, as it was worthless anyway, but they are claiming they will still seek the money for the images. If these were already ‘bought’ under an account, why should I have to pay again? Aren’t their images watermarked? Don’t they know when the images have been purchased? — Class Action from the other side? What a way to piss off customers.

]]> Comment on Highest Single Word Score on Words With Friends by Zack http://i.nconspicuo.us/2010/06/29/highest-single-word-score-on-words-with-friends/comment-page-3/#comment-354332 Zack Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:23:46 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=517#comment-354332 Hit "FIGURES" for 126 on a triple-letter F and triple-word, plus the 35 point bonus. Hit “FIGURES” for 126 on a triple-letter F and triple-word, plus the 35 point bonus.

]]> Comment on The best Windows PC laptop alternative to a Macbook Air by Brian http://i.nconspicuo.us/2011/07/12/the-best-windows-pc-laptop-alternative-to-a-macbook-air/comment-page-1/#comment-354074 Brian Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:58:48 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=628#comment-354074 I couldn't be happier with this laptop. In addition to upgrading to the full 8gb of memory & the SSD, I just bought a couple accessories for this laptop that aren't listed above. 1. Bought a different drive bay to hold the 640gb hard drive (that came with the laptop). This uses the optical drive slot, which I'll only use when needed using an external SATA cable. You can pick one up on eBay for $17: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300558840432 2. Had to get a different network card. If there's one flaw with this laptop, it was that the wireless was shaky and that it didn't have bluetooth. This card fixes both those problems: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004PG08SE?tag=itsalgo-20 This thing is faster than any computer I've ever had before, including any desktop! I couldn’t be happier with this laptop. In addition to upgrading to the full 8gb of memory & the SSD, I just bought a couple accessories for this laptop that aren’t listed above.

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]]> Comment on Re: Unauthorized Use of Getty Images’ Photograph – No Cease and Desist Letter? by TC http://i.nconspicuo.us/2008/06/17/re-unauthorized-use-of-getty-images-photograph-no-cease-and-desist-letter/comment-page-3/#comment-353738 TC Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:49:40 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=306#comment-353738 Gopiballava: (Or whatever your Getty-using name is)- I'm going to barf reading your stupid Getty_ful response. I did research my image (back in 2001). If you remember, Google wasn't even big then, Yahoo was still the search engine leader and there was no way to find out who took my picture. On top of that, when Getty did send me a copy of the image, it only then had the watermark, never before. Who knows, maybe Getty added the watermark illegally? Maybe I should go around collecting images off the Web and put "TC" on the bottom. I can send you a letter asking for $2000 for an image that you supposedly "borrowed" without my asking. Youd' never know would you... I hate these stupid Getty-workers who randomly put out kiss-butt pathetic statements supporting Getty. Don't you guys get it? We get it. We're onto Getty. Game is over. Hey Getty, come on and sue us. Take us to court. We all dare you. People are laughing at your pettiness in droves; the sky is falling! Gopiballava one more comment: You and Getty can kiss my black a$$. Happy Martin Luther King day, suckah! Gopiballava:
(Or whatever your Getty-using name is)-
I’m going to barf reading your stupid Getty_ful response.
I did research my image (back in 2001). If you remember, Google wasn’t even big then, Yahoo was still the search engine leader and there was no way to find out who took my picture.
On top of that, when Getty did send me a copy of the image, it only then had the watermark, never before. Who knows, maybe Getty added the watermark illegally? Maybe I should go around collecting images off the Web and put “TC” on the bottom. I can send you a letter asking for $2000 for an image that you supposedly “borrowed” without my asking. Youd’ never know would you…
I hate these stupid Getty-workers who randomly put out kiss-butt pathetic statements supporting Getty. Don’t you guys get it? We get it. We’re onto Getty. Game is over.
Hey Getty, come on and sue us. Take us to court. We all dare you. People are laughing at your pettiness in droves; the sky is falling!
Gopiballava one more comment: You and Getty can kiss my black a$$. Happy Martin Luther King day, suckah!

]]> Comment on Re: Unauthorized Use of Getty Images’ Photograph – No Cease and Desist Letter? by Kathy http://i.nconspicuo.us/2008/06/17/re-unauthorized-use-of-getty-images-photograph-no-cease-and-desist-letter/comment-page-3/#comment-353689 Kathy Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:19:39 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=306#comment-353689 ok... who works for getty??? Copyright law in the US was created to prevent loss of profits by producing a copyrighted image. It was created for all media BUT the internet. The internet by it's own natue is a beast that can not be confined or restained by print laws. The OLD rule of thumb was..... if you don't want your image stolen .... don't put it on the web. Or at the very least watermark it. Getty craftly places their watermat ... not ON the image but in a place it can be cropped off... therfore setting a hook to entrap a poor sucker. But the joke is on getty because they have yet sued 1 person.... they are just surfing the web looking for poor suckers to scared into paying.... AGAIN GOT A LETTER FROM GETTY..... DON'T PAY.... MAKE THEM PAY $25,000 FOR LAWYERS .... SENDING THE LAWYERS TO YOUR CITY (WHERE THEY HAVE TO FILE) PUTTING THEM UP IN A HOTEL.... GET BEFORE A JUDGE... AND ALL THEY WILL GET IS THE COST OF THE IMAGE.... UNDER $50 BUCKS. BECAUSE OF THAT THEY WILL SUE NO ONE. ok… who works for getty??? Copyright law in the US was created to prevent loss of profits by producing a copyrighted image. It was created for all media BUT the internet. The internet by it’s own natue is a beast that can not be confined or restained by print laws. The OLD rule of thumb was….. if you don’t want your image stolen …. don’t put it on the web. Or at the very least watermark it. Getty craftly places their watermat … not ON the image but in a place it can be cropped off… therfore setting a hook to entrap a poor sucker. But the joke is on getty because they have yet sued 1 person…. they are just surfing the web looking for poor suckers to scared into paying….

AGAIN GOT A LETTER FROM GETTY….. DON’T PAY…. MAKE THEM PAY $25,000 FOR LAWYERS …. SENDING THE LAWYERS TO YOUR CITY (WHERE THEY HAVE TO FILE) PUTTING THEM UP IN A HOTEL…. GET BEFORE A JUDGE… AND ALL THEY WILL GET IS THE COST OF THE IMAGE…. UNDER $50 BUCKS. BECAUSE OF THAT THEY WILL SUE NO ONE.

]]> Comment on Firefox Crashing – Mozilla Crash Reporter – Firefox had a problem and crashed. by soedoh http://i.nconspicuo.us/2008/07/11/firefox-crashing-mozilla-crash-reporter-firefox-had-a-problem-and-crashed/comment-page-5/#comment-353364 soedoh Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:47:08 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=319#comment-353364 my problem is the same as above firefox had a problem and crash. please anybody help! my problem is the same as above firefox had a problem and crash. please anybody help!

]]> Comment on Re: Unauthorized Use of Getty Images’ Photograph – No Cease and Desist Letter? by Thomas http://i.nconspicuo.us/2008/06/17/re-unauthorized-use-of-getty-images-photograph-no-cease-and-desist-letter/comment-page-3/#comment-352519 Thomas Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:04:44 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=306#comment-352519 Someone just suggested GETTY send a warning first. That's actually a good idea - and I would guess GETTY would make much MORE money if they simply did exactly that, instead of sending these threat letters. Whenever they find an image that they can't connect with a license, they should simply send an email or letter that says so (we found an image that doesn't appear licensed, which technically belongs to us), but then rather than threaten the recipient they just suggest the person go buy one of the basic $50 licenses to ensure they have legitimate permissions and use of the images. I, like most here, also had no idea the images weren't mine, but I would have gladly and immediately paid $50, no questions asked. But to be threatened with $5,000, $10,000 or more, and given less than a few days to comply - without any court action or legal authority? No F****** Way. Of all the countless thousands of people GETTY tried to strong-arm, I'm guessing they would have actually made MORE money just suggesting people get the basic $50 license. Too late for that now. Oh well. And also guess what? I haven't done any business with GettyImages or any of the sites they own (iStockPhoto) for several years now. So, not only no $50. No nothing. Ever again. There are other resources, from creative commons images from Wiki images, to something new I just found ("Photo Pin"). Anyway, good luck to everyone. Remember: Getty cannot legally collect money unless you lose a legal judgement. You can't send a collections firm or damage someone's credit without a legal judgement. And so far, no one has ever indicated that Getty has ever actually taken anyone to court. Someone just suggested GETTY send a warning first. That’s actually a good idea – and I would guess GETTY would make much MORE money if they simply did exactly that, instead of sending these threat letters. Whenever they find an image that they can’t connect with a license, they should simply send an email or letter that says so (we found an image that doesn’t appear licensed, which technically belongs to us), but then rather than threaten the recipient they just suggest the person go buy one of the basic $50 licenses to ensure they have legitimate permissions and use of the images. I, like most here, also had no idea the images weren’t mine, but I would have gladly and immediately paid $50, no questions asked. But to be threatened with $5,000, $10,000 or more, and given less than a few days to comply – without any court action or legal authority? No F****** Way. Of all the countless thousands of people GETTY tried to strong-arm, I’m guessing they would have actually made MORE money just suggesting people get the basic $50 license. Too late for that now. Oh well. And also guess what? I haven’t done any business with GettyImages or any of the sites they own (iStockPhoto) for several years now. So, not only no $50. No nothing. Ever again. There are other resources, from creative commons images from Wiki images, to something new I just found (“Photo Pin”). Anyway, good luck to everyone. Remember: Getty cannot legally collect money unless you lose a legal judgement. You can’t send a collections firm or damage someone’s credit without a legal judgement. And so far, no one has ever indicated that Getty has ever actually taken anyone to court.

]]> Comment on Re: Unauthorized Use of Getty Images’ Photograph – No Cease and Desist Letter? by Gopiballava http://i.nconspicuo.us/2008/06/17/re-unauthorized-use-of-getty-images-photograph-no-cease-and-desist-letter/comment-page-3/#comment-352468 Gopiballava Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:32:01 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=306#comment-352468 Janine, Copyright law in the US unfortunately doesn't work like that. Everything you create is immediately and automatically covered by copyright. Nothing you find online or anywhere may be legally copied without the permission of the copyright owner. Fair Use provides some limited exceptions for things like commentary, parody, criticism, etc. Using an image because you like it doesn't count as fair use. Copyright law has been this way for decades. Preventing people from copying images is a much harder technical challenge than you realize. Many of the techniques people have tried cause problems for different browsers. I don't like Getty, but I think you should have done a few minutes research figuring out if copying somebody else's photograph was legal or not. What you should do is write your congressperson and tell them you want fair use expanded and don't want copyright extended over and over. Janine,

Copyright law in the US unfortunately doesn’t work like that. Everything you create is immediately and automatically covered by copyright. Nothing you find online or anywhere may be legally copied without the permission of the copyright owner. Fair Use provides some limited exceptions for things like commentary, parody, criticism, etc. Using an image because you like it doesn’t count as fair use. Copyright law has been this way for decades.

Preventing people from copying images is a much harder technical challenge than you realize. Many of the techniques people have tried cause problems for different browsers.

I don’t like Getty, but I think you should have done a few minutes research figuring out if copying somebody else’s photograph was legal or not. What you should do is write your congressperson and tell them you want fair use expanded and don’t want copyright extended over and over.

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]]> Comment on Highest Single Word Score on Words With Friends by Stephanie http://i.nconspicuo.us/2010/06/29/highest-single-word-score-on-words-with-friends/comment-page-3/#comment-351164 Stephanie Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:03:04 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=517#comment-351164 207 on reinjected... i got both triple word scores on the top of the board! 207 on reinjected… i got both triple word scores on the top of the board!

]]> Comment on Error Invalid Number. Please re-send using a valid 10 digit mobile number or valid short code. by Brianna http://i.nconspicuo.us/2008/09/08/error-invalid-number-please-re-send-using-a-valid-10-digit-mobile-number-or-valid-short-code/comment-page-1/#comment-348508 Brianna Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:07:09 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=329#comment-348508 I have tried everything that has been suggested and still I can't text this contact.... What else is there??? :( I have tried everything that has been suggested and still I can’t text this contact…. What else is there??? :(

]]> Comment on Re: Unauthorized Use of Getty Images’ Photograph – No Cease and Desist Letter? by Maria http://i.nconspicuo.us/2008/06/17/re-unauthorized-use-of-getty-images-photograph-no-cease-and-desist-letter/comment-page-3/#comment-347301 Maria Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:07:48 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=306#comment-347301 I also received the letter from Getty (20 days late from the due date). It was scary at first, but I decided to ask Sensai Google for some knowledge. Luckily I have found lots of information that advises to ignore them, because it is just a big scam. So, I have decided to do that. They really don't have a case strong enough to sue you for the use of a picture you don't even remember where you got it from. I simply removed the picture! Please let us know if anyone here really got to court. I will keep you posted in case something big happens about this, so all of us are aware. Thanks for your info. I also received the letter from Getty (20 days late from the due date). It was scary at first, but I decided to ask Sensai Google for some knowledge. Luckily I have found lots of information that advises to ignore them, because it is just a big scam. So, I have decided to do that. They really don’t have a case strong enough to sue you for the use of a picture you don’t even remember where you got it from. I simply removed the picture!

Please let us know if anyone here really got to court. I will keep you posted in case something big happens about this, so all of us are aware.

Thanks for your info.

]]> Comment on Highest Single Word Score on Words With Friends by jake http://i.nconspicuo.us/2010/06/29/highest-single-word-score-on-words-with-friends/comment-page-3/#comment-346564 jake Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:54:47 +0000 http://i.nconspicuo.us/?p=517#comment-346564 I played relaxant yesterday with x on tripple letter hit a dw and tw the only thing showing was the n next to the tw. I used all my tiles and the score was 233 unfortunately it was against my wife so she got mad :-) We took a pic and I stalled the game for now to show everyone. I played relaxant yesterday with x on tripple letter hit a dw and tw the only thing showing was the n next to the tw. I used all my tiles and the score was 233 unfortunately it was against my wife so she got mad :-) We took a pic and I stalled the game for now to show everyone.

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