![]() So if you get such a "Unauthorized Use of Alamy Image(s)" asswipe in your mailbox, maybe you violated their copyright. Highsmith's claim was dismissed because she had signed away her copyrights, putting the photographs in the public domain. The photograph in question was not an infringement but an original work of authorship of Highsmith. According to Alamy’s records your company doesn’t have a valid license for use of the image(s)." and demanded to pay a settlement fee of $120 for the infringement Highsmith was accused of. The e-mail stated "We have seen that an image or image(s) represented by Alamy has been used for online use by your company. License Compliance Services, part of Alamy, had also sent an e-mail to the "This is America!" foundation, a foundation that was founded by Highsmith herself. Highsmith sued Alamy in July 2016 for selling photographs without attribution she had donated to the Library of Congress. ![]() Somebody had been fucking with these results and I think I know who! Ĭarol M. ![]() As of when this essay was originally written, when you entered "license compliance services sc" into the the searchbox on Google, the only suggestion was "license compliance services science photo library". is Alamy! And these are some real bastards.įun fact: when you enter "license compliance services" in the searchbox on DuckDuckGo the first suggestion is "license compliance services scam". Surprise!! License Compliance Services, Inc. If you own a website, it's possible you receive some threatening junk mail from "License Compliance Services, Inc. This clusterfuck has been going on for a while, at least since june 2015.ĭid you get some shitty "give us money!" mail from "License Compliance Services"? Paul Fearn (2,233,976 uploads on Alamy) or one of the few other Alamy accounts that pulls this shit owns your ass now! Now Alamy has your image and watermarked it, but it is banned on Commons! Nobody will believe you now if you say you are the author.
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