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Originally Posted by digi
Ok, so I linked to some photos on an image host and now I got a couple of letters from laywers claiming copyright infringment and that I have to pay x amount of money per x amount of photo they claim I published. This figure they claim they got from previous cases.
They also claim that I have hacked a photographers computer and that I have scanned these images (both false) and are threatening me with criminal prosecution. This is probably just a threat to get me to pay up.
Just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation? I obviously wont pay since its a ridiculous amount and it would prove that Im liable which I dont think I am. Going to contact a lawyer tomorrow to see what my rights are but curious what the GFY community has to say.
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let me see what i read here.........
"I linked to some photos on an image host" - this could be considered an attack on someone else's website - it cost them money to serve the image, and excessive links from you could crash their server and business, you are basically stealing.
"They also claim that I have hacked a photographers computer and that I have scanned these images (both false) and are threatening me with criminal prosecution." - humm - sounds like SOMEONE did this and you just don't want it to be YOU..... yet you seem to be hoilding the profits from the robbery...
"I didnt upload these images myself to the image host." - so the images are on YOUR server but some misterious person put them on there?
"Going to contact a lawyer tomorrow to see what my rights are " good - theives need to spend money at a min to try and defend themselves. Spending on a lawyer will help to make you make more honest business decisions in the future
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