I got a scare today.
In the mail came a note from Getty Images, basically charging CF for $1600.
This came to us as the result of two images that were posted by a couple of our users back in 2012.
POINT: Stealing copyrighted images off of the net and posting them on this site is not acceptable. Period. So PLEASE, I beg you, do not do it. If it ain't yours and/or you don't have permission to use it, don't post it.
The good news is that I explained to Getty what our site was, how this happened and we removed the photos immediately. We were not required to pay the $1600 fine.
Thanks for your time.
In the mail came a note from Getty Images, basically charging CF for $1600.
This came to us as the result of two images that were posted by a couple of our users back in 2012.
POINT: Stealing copyrighted images off of the net and posting them on this site is not acceptable. Period. So PLEASE, I beg you, do not do it. If it ain't yours and/or you don't have permission to use it, don't post it.
The good news is that I explained to Getty what our site was, how this happened and we removed the photos immediately. We were not required to pay the $1600 fine.
Thanks for your time.