Getting a Bill from Getty Images via Moreton Smith

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Getting a Bill from Getty Images via Moreton Smith

February 25, 2009 by bobbrowning

We had a website developed by a web designer some years ago. I just received a bill from Getty Images for £1,700 for the use of one of the images on it. It came via a debt collection agency Morenton Smith. Their notification looked very much like a Phishing message and it is by chance that I opened it.

It seems that Getty Images have software trawling the web for images, and have been doing this since 2005.

I don’t condone Intellectual property Theft in any way but the tactics of these guys looks pretty dubious to me.

If this happens to you check out this posting for the full SP:

http://www.fsb.org.uk/discuss/forum_posts.asp?TID=1106

Posted in Still-coding | 5 Comments

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on January 30, 2011 at 10:14 am | Reply anna

Hi:)

I got similiar invoice from getty.don’t know what to do.did you pay?
thanksfor reply

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- on January 30, 2011 at 11:24 am | Reply bobbrowning
  
  No I didn’t. There are places on the web where you can get guidance on this.
  
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on January 30, 2011 at 11:50 am | Reply anna

Thanks a lot for your reply.
Yes, I saw a lot posts about it on the net. Can I just ask you if you replied to them in any way?I am just afraid to be on a “black debtors” list after that.

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- on January 30, 2011 at 12:24 pm | Reply bobbrowning
  
  It’s a long time ago now. I think I just contested the invoice and never heard from them again.
  
  Bob
  
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on January 30, 2011 at 2:10 pm | Reply anna

Thanks Bob.

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