Nancy's statement has been Getty's standard position for some time. I am sure she did not come up with it on her own but took that language from corporate boilerplate that she is given. Getty has always relied on the "honesty and integrity" of its photographers, it is in fact a big old honor system. "Trust me, these are my images, which I am allowing you to license for me." What Getty does not realize is that when they get to court they will have problems trying to convince a judge to award huge damage amounts when (a) they may not be able to prove standing (see Advernet case) (b) they refuse to show any part of the proof of their claim during good faith settlement negotiations and (c) since their images are not registered they cannot get legal fees and statutory damages. That's why they have filed about 7 lawsuits in the 7 years of the program.
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