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Getty Images Letter Forum / Copytrack extortion letter
« on: July 27, 2017, 05:28:01 AM »
Hello, I found this forum after I received an email from a German firm called Copytrack demanding the payment of more than 1,800 euros due to the usage of 6 images that were given to us by a travel agent for a small article on our site. The email is written in Spanish (our site is in the Spanish language and the primary public are central american visitors, although the site is hosted in the USA).
I have tried to contact the travel agent asking for the original copies but unfortunatelly I still haven't heard back from her.
My first impression was that this was a scam but I decided to research. Unfortunately Copytrack seems to be rather new so I couldn't find much info and instead I found this superb site, but there doesn't seem to be any info from Copytrack yet.
Meanwhile I have removed the 6 images that they say are theirs, and haven't contacted them.
Has anybody heard of Copytrack? Can they really sue when they are based in Germany, my site is hosted in the USA, and my company is in Central America?
I have tried to contact the travel agent asking for the original copies but unfortunatelly I still haven't heard back from her.
My first impression was that this was a scam but I decided to research. Unfortunately Copytrack seems to be rather new so I couldn't find much info and instead I found this superb site, but there doesn't seem to be any info from Copytrack yet.
Meanwhile I have removed the 6 images that they say are theirs, and haven't contacted them.
Has anybody heard of Copytrack? Can they really sue when they are based in Germany, my site is hosted in the USA, and my company is in Central America?