Betty LaRue Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Exclusive and no email. Alamy, please put the email information in the forum. I’d love to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 50 minutes ago, Betty LaRue said: Exclusive and no email. Alamy, please put the email information in the forum. I’d love to read it. Betty, Ian posted in on page 2 of the forum. I have tried to quote him here, but since the two posts I'm trying to quote are on two different pages, it puts them in two different responses, so I will just paste it. New Alamy Infringements Team We know how important it is to protect the use of your images against unauthorised use. Here at Alamy, we now have a dedicated Infringements Team in place who will shortly start working with multiple Partners to maximise our potential and secure payments for these images that are being used without a valid licence. We'll pro-actively be looking for any usages that we believe may be an infringement. This work will primarily be happening for the images in our collection marked as 'exclusive to Alamy'. You're receiving this email because you have at least one image marked as such. Please can you confirm your preferences below. Select your preferences here Preferences: You give Alamy permission to chase any potential infringements that we find from this group in your collection without notifying you first. or You also license the use of your images outside of Alamy (from your own website for example) and Alamy need to advise you first regarding a potential infringement before we pursue it, so you can confirm that an existing valid licence is not already in place. We look forward to working more closely with you on this important work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickfly Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) The excuse that they (the end user) didn't understand copyright is probably the most common excuse for small website infringers, but they often PAY social media influencer/website or content providers to deal with their websites and social media platforms, and it's these people who are genuinely clueless chancers who use very simple, easy to use template driven programs to make a living and really don't have a clue about copyright , and, because they found it online it must be free. Thieves who run websites etc, should be made to pay more than the standard licence fee as a deterent because they will write about it (sob story) and it will inform others. Edited May 2, 2021 by mickfly 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Estall Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Bill Brooks is pretty clued up and we hope the Alamy infringement team will also be experienced and knowledgeable. Pursuing infringers differs tremendously from Country to country; N.America and Germany are pretty bold in their approach and settlements can be eye-watering. Russia and China: forget it! In the UK: we don't do punitive damages so courts may seem a bit lenient, but not so much that litigation doesn't hurt. Small businesses have gathered together a bit and even consider themselves "Victims" of copyright enforcers. This is an attitude that has to change. Getty is seen as some kind of ogre while Alamy is perhaps a soft touch. Let's hope we can achieve "No more Mr nice guy" without rocking the boat too much. When we see the sign "Shoplifters will be Prosecuted" do we blame the shop or the shoplifter? Edited May 2, 2021 by Robert M Estall 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 29/04/2021 at 17:31, Alamy said: It was only sent in the last hour so may not have got to you yet. Let us know if this hasn’t arrived by tomorrow so we can investigate. Best Alamy Thanks for the response Alamy. I do receive Alamy emails and I am exclusive to Alamy. But still haven't received this email. Not in my spam folder either. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Bill Brooks said: The collector goes to court not necessarily for money attached to one claim, but because the collector wants to cause a chilling effect on other copyright violators that may be inclined to ignore their original $900 claim. It is well worth it financially for the collector to sue widows and orphans. Good publicity, if you are trying to collect your other $900 claims. All I know is that copyright enforcement companies I have experience of - Pixsy and Copytrack - do not pursue social media users such as bloggers or any infringer that they do not consider to be 'commercial'. Their experience has found that it is just not cost effective. Likewise with infringers in many jurisdictions where copyright laws and copyright enforcement is lax. I think what happens is that none of their staff want to engage with a case that is unlikely to pay them much when more lucrative options are available - they probably work on a percentage basis. And another one ImageRights does not feel it worth dealing with most stock photographers, especially those who don't have all their images registered with the US Copyright Office and who licence direct and exclusively. On the other extreme there are excessively litigious lawyers in USA that give copyright enforcement a bad name. Not long ago there was an Alamy photographer being threatened after taking a picture of a mural in Buffalo, and it came to light that the artist and his lawyer were well known for this. A public artwork, a tourist attraction, then you sue anybody who takes a stock photo of it! If Alamy is going to be serious about copyright infringement in USA they will need to think about whether images are registered there. Edited May 2, 2021 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) My guess would be that Alamy will not be trying to claim these huge fees that some mention. All that they have done up until now seems to be to charge the regular fee for a retrospective licence. My understanding is that in UK you can't claim for punitive costs, and what can Alamy do when the regular fee published on the homepage for web use is only around £30? Anyway, this is all speculation. It is good news that this team is being created and we will learn more in due course. I just have this sneaking concern that it may rebound on contributors and make us less able to pursue high value claims through other channels. Edited May 2, 2021 by geogphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Thank you, Jill. I can’t sign up without the email. Edited May 2, 2021 by Betty LaRue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Steve F said: Thanks for the response Alamy. I do receive Alamy emails and I am exclusive to Alamy. But still haven't received this email. Not in my spam folder either. Steve The email is below. There, problem solved, panic over. New Alamy Infringements Team We know how important it is to protect the use of your images against unauthorised use. Here at Alamy, we now have a dedicated Infringements Team in place who will shortly start working with multiple Partners to maximise our potential and secure payments for these images that are being used without a valid licence. We'll pro-actively be looking for any usages that we believe may be an infringement. This work will primarily be happening for the images in our collection marked as 'exclusive to Alamy'. You're receiving this email because you have at least one image marked as such. Please can you confirm your preferences below. Select your preferences here Preferences: You give Alamy permission to chase any potential infringements that we find from this group in your collection without notifying you first. or You also license the use of your images outside of Alamy (from your own website for example) and Alamy need to advise you first regarding a potential infringement before we pursue it, so you can confirm that an existing valid licence is not already in place. We look forward to working more closely with you on this important work. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Colblimp said: The email is below. There, problem solved, panic over. New Alamy Infringements Team Select your preferences here Thanks, didn't realise the link worked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Betty LaRue said: Thank you, Jill. I can’t sign up without the email. my understanding is you are signed up by default with a validation first as our contributor contract. All the email adds is the option for Alamy to proceed without contacting you in first place. Alamy above have stated you can change your option by sending them an e-mail, so you should be able to do it even without the e-mail if you want to elect the direct no verification route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Just now, Steve F said: Thanks, didn't realise the link worked. link might not refer to your e-mail address, so not sure it would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 minute ago, meanderingemu said: link might not refer to your e-mail address, so not sure it would work. You enter your email addy into the box... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 minute ago, meanderingemu said: link might not refer to your e-mail address, so not sure it would work. It asked me to enter my email address for Alamy so assume it worked..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) The full email message has now been posted repeatedly several times. It would help if people at least scanned through the pages of a thread before commenting. The answer might already be there. 🙂 Edited May 2, 2021 by geogphotos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 13 minutes ago, Colblimp said: You enter your email addy into the box... I did it. Thanks to all. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) 56 minutes ago, geogphotos said: The full email message has now been posted repeatedly several times. It would help if people at least scanned through the pages of a thread before commenting. The answer might already be there. 🙂 Should people read the thread? Definately 😉 Edited May 2, 2021 by Mr Standfast . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 47 minutes ago, Mr Standfast said: Definately 😉 Crap, are YOU 'H'?!!! #LineofDuty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Colblimp said: You enter your email addy into the box... OK. i guess because i already answered i have a cookie somewhere that says so, when i click the link it says "Thank You" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 11 hours ago, Colblimp said: Crap, are YOU 'H'?!!! #LineofDuty No comment. 😶 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Crean Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 15 minutes ago, Mr Standfast said: No comment. 😶 11 hours ago, Colblimp said: Crap, are YOU 'H'?!!! #LineofDuty It was the donkey😂 Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abiyoyo Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Mr Standfast said: No comment. 😶 15 hours ago, Colblimp said: Crap, are YOU 'H'?!!! #LineofDuty Please, you should add this before your post: Warning: this post contains spoilers from the Line of Duty series six finale. Do not read on if you haven’t watched🙃 Edited May 3, 2021 by Abiyoyo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 16 minutes ago, Abiyoyo said: Please, you should add this before your post: Warning: this post contains spoilers from the Line of Duty series six finale. Do not read on if you haven’t watched🙃 Spoilers? Last night's episode spoiled the last ten years of the programme. It was rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abiyoyo Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 100% agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alamy Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Hi All Just to confirm to those saying they haven't received the email. It only went to people opted into receiving Alamy emails with exclusive images. You can check and amend your email preferences under the 'Account settings' section of your contributor dashboard. If you didn't receive this, you can still use the link from the email which has been posted in this thread to let us know your options. Thanks, Alamy 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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