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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Carolyn E. Wright's Photo-Attorney Extortion Letter Taken Down by Scribd

« on: February 21, 2013, 05:37:47 PM »

Certainly, I'll be mindful. When first posting, it wasn't clear to me how the threads connected or didn't connect etc. In any event, I hope contact has been made and Les Irvin of JoniMitchell.com is absorbing the knowledge of ELI!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: $9,000 for 1 image! Photo Attorney Extortion Letter by Carolyn E.Wright law firm

« on: February 21, 2013, 05:35:31 PM »

I don't know any more than I've posted - and have not seen the pics in question. I just know the site and its history of serving fans of Joni Mitchell so well for years.

I see, too, that the page of explanation has been removed. My assumption is that Les Irvin has been in contact with you folks at ELI and a different approach to dealing with the situation is now being followed.

You may know better than I!

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: $9,000 for 1 image! Photo Attorney Extortion Letter by Carolyn E.Wright law firm

« on: February 21, 2013, 12:45:05 PM »

You can ask him but my understanding of that site and the situation is that fans upload their pics of concerts. In this instance, it appears a fan may have uploaded four pics that did not belong to them, and, were in fact taken by the photog who has retained Carolyn E. Wright's law outfit.

There is explanation of things @ http://jonimitchell.com/justice.cfm

Hopefully the webmaster Les Irvin will be in touch with ELI. You can reach him c/o [email protected] and I imagine he'll be happy to send you the letter he's received from Leslie J. Burns and learn more about how these scenarios work.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: $9,000 for 1 image! Photo Attorney Extortion Letter by Carolyn E.Wright law firm

« on: February 21, 2013, 01:59:20 AM »

Gotcha. Sounds a good course!

Thanks 

NB for the record, Leslie J. Burns is who's signed the letter in this case

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: $9,000 for 1 image! Photo Attorney Extortion Letter by Carolyn E.Wright law firm

« on: February 21, 2013, 01:42:03 AM »

What was the outcome of this case? Was Ryan McGinnis paid anything? or?

Wondering because Carolyn E. Wright's law firm is behind a new claim for even bigger dollars - between $25,000 and $600,000 for four images that a fan posted to the fan-run JoniMitchell.com website. The pics were taken down immediately the situation was raised.

Les Irvin, who runs that site, has posted to http://jonimitchell.com/justice.cfm and it would be good to know what happened with this earlier case.

Thanks very much for any information or insight.

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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Carolyn E. Wright's Photo-Attorney Extortion Letter Taken Down by Scribd

« on: February 21, 2013, 01:35:06 AM »

Carolyn E. Wright's law firm surfaces again in another case of big$$ being demanded.

JoniMitchell.com, run by Les Irvin, a fan of the great singer-songwriter and artist, has posted @ http://jonimitchell.com/justice.cfm news of Wright's firm representing a photographer, Charlyn Zlotnik, seeking between $25,000 and $600,000 for four images posted to the site by a fan, and which were removed as soon as Mr. Irvin was contacted.

What was the outcome of the earlier demand by Wright's firm for $9,000 and/or any related cases? What precedent is there for this sort of thing?

NB for the record, Leslie J. Burns is who's signed the letter in this case