Getty Images Demand Letter Information
As a leading worldwide provider of digital media, Getty Images is deeply committed to protecting the interests, intellectual property rights and livelihood of the photographers, filmmakers and other artists who entrust Getty Images to license their work. Whenever Getty discovers that its contributors’ content has been used without a valid license, Getty Images and its outside counsel work to recover fees for those uses in order to ensure that Getty’s photographers receive appropriate compensation.
Getty Images Stand on Copyrights, Helping the Community and Heroes
Learn more about Getty Images and their take on copyright law, community involvement and some heroes. For a creative company like Getty Images, copyrights and intellectual property rights are fundamental to a thriving creative community.
Copyrights are fundamental to a thriving creative community.
Copyrights enable creatives to earn their living by licensing their original works of art.
Getty Images contributors, including photographers, illustrators, filmmakers and musicians,
expect us to defend their intellectual property from unauthorized use. Here are some of the
ways we work to earn their continued trust, making a wealth of great content available to
our customers.
98413133, Juliana Wiklund
Getty Images Supports
BAPLA and PACA
As members of both BAPLA, the trade association for picture libraries in the UK, and PACA, which fosters and protects the interests of the picture archive community in North America, Getty Images supports efforts to monitor copyright issues that affect our industry.
Stockphotorights.com
Explore this resource that helps explain the complexities of image licensing.
Additional resources
Pay settlement fees online: If you received a letter from us about a copyright infringement, you can access our secure payment center through this link to resolve this matter.
97534093, Eric Bean/Photodisc
Copyright 101 (See Below)
A copyright primer with all the fundamentals, including frequently asked questions.
Copyright 102 (See Below)
This short podcast reveals how copyright infringement affects photographers and their work.
Become a Copyright Advocate
Working with the Copyright Alliance and PACA, we’re developing a simple toolkit about the value that copyright creates for individuals and for society, which creatives can share with teachers and students in their local schools. Contact us at: community@gettyimages.com to learn more.
Getty Images Copyright Infringement 101
Download the PDF of Getty Images Copyright 101 or read it online
Copyrights enable creatives to earn their living by licensing their original works of art. Getty Images contributors, including photographers, illustrators, filmmakers and musicians, expect us to defend their intellectual property from unauthorized use. Here are some of the ways we work to earn their continued trust, making a wealth of great content available to our customers
Analysis of the Getty Images 101 circular by Thomas Pickard Photography Blog
Getty Images 102
You can read the full video transcript on our website
Getty Images License Compliance Info
When Getty Images creative content has been used without a valid license, Getty Images and its outside counsel work to recover fees for those uses in order to ensure that Getty’s photographers receive appropriate compensation. Getty Images has an entire department dedicated to this important work. “I have worked with the Getty Images License compliance team for about five years. I can tell you first hand that they are good people. They not only care about what they do, they believe in it.” Quote by Attorney Timothy B. McCormack
McCormack Getty Images Demand Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
If you received a Getty Images demand letter for unauthorized use the world is not going to end. There are many ways to address this issue. Here are many of the most frequently asked questions about what this letter is and how to get the matter resolved simply and easily.
McCormack Getty Images Demand Press Releases
Timothy B. McCormack the attorney who founded McCormack Intellectual Property PS has worked with Getty mages for over five years to help enforce copyrights to the benefit of both Getty Images and its creative contributors.
