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Getty Images Letter Forum / Re: Questions about my upcoming battle
« on: June 16, 2012, 08:33:34 PM »
Just to address BuddhaPi first and then I'll hit SoylentGreen's.
1) My company is a large conglomerate of smaller commercial businesses that rely on web sites to generate sales leads etc. We have about 800 internet domains out there associated with the company and the ones we don't host are generally hosted by us. We have a lot of web pages and sometimes our outside vendors that host the web sites can apparently get us in trouble. The lawyer at work said he responds to them with "show us proof of how long and what image" and generally doesn't hear back. This was the first time it was for an employee's web site not pertaining to the company and for an employee that he knew. If i got a legal notice about one of my employees like this i would probably be taken a bit aback as well.
2) i do kind of like that idea and i think i'll follow that first before acting.
3) Yeah i'm learning that this provider might not have been the best to go with, but it's that whole "look how much i saved" back in 03 when i started using them for just a single domain no hosting, it was easier to add a service from the account page than to move domains and find a new hosting and registrar provider. I can get a live web chat for sales but not support lol. I'll keep plugging at them though.
The image was removed the day before i talked to Matthew on the phone. I also browsed to make sure it wasn't sitting anywhere else in the server as well.
Soylent, the simple fact they went to my employer is the one thing that has bothered me too. I shared the paperwork with Matthew and my name, address of where i'm sitting right now typing this, our old home number, and my email at the domain they listed as the offender is all on the report. I have explained to my boss and legal very thoroughly that i never use my company email address outside of work for anything because i don't ever want anything i do in my personal life to ever reflect upon my career. Not saying i have a dark side or anything, i just strongly believe in the philosophy of not mixing business and personal.
I thought i was handling it well but i appreciate the criticism and will try to go about looking at it differently and see how i can adjust. To be honest, mostly i've been spending time talking with my wife to make sure we're both on the same page and where we go. The phone call i had with Matthew was severely informative and I can't thank him enough again for that. I think i'll wait to hear from hosting provider, see if they reply if not, i'll wait and see if i'm contacted directly.
There's a very strong likelihood that I will ask Oscar for his help in this. I didn't get a vibe from the lawyer at work that this would be something the company felt like going after, after all they're in the business of making money. My biggest thing again is i want my employer left out of this. They have employed me and kept food on my plate and a house over my family's head for almost 9 year now. I appreciate that and i don't expect them to fight my battles.
I guess my only concern right now will be if i hear from the hosting provider or not. Worry about the next step after that Thank you all again for the feedback. Glad this place is here.
1) My company is a large conglomerate of smaller commercial businesses that rely on web sites to generate sales leads etc. We have about 800 internet domains out there associated with the company and the ones we don't host are generally hosted by us. We have a lot of web pages and sometimes our outside vendors that host the web sites can apparently get us in trouble. The lawyer at work said he responds to them with "show us proof of how long and what image" and generally doesn't hear back. This was the first time it was for an employee's web site not pertaining to the company and for an employee that he knew. If i got a legal notice about one of my employees like this i would probably be taken a bit aback as well.
2) i do kind of like that idea and i think i'll follow that first before acting.
3) Yeah i'm learning that this provider might not have been the best to go with, but it's that whole "look how much i saved" back in 03 when i started using them for just a single domain no hosting, it was easier to add a service from the account page than to move domains and find a new hosting and registrar provider. I can get a live web chat for sales but not support lol. I'll keep plugging at them though.
The image was removed the day before i talked to Matthew on the phone. I also browsed to make sure it wasn't sitting anywhere else in the server as well.
Soylent, the simple fact they went to my employer is the one thing that has bothered me too. I shared the paperwork with Matthew and my name, address of where i'm sitting right now typing this, our old home number, and my email at the domain they listed as the offender is all on the report. I have explained to my boss and legal very thoroughly that i never use my company email address outside of work for anything because i don't ever want anything i do in my personal life to ever reflect upon my career. Not saying i have a dark side or anything, i just strongly believe in the philosophy of not mixing business and personal.
I thought i was handling it well but i appreciate the criticism and will try to go about looking at it differently and see how i can adjust. To be honest, mostly i've been spending time talking with my wife to make sure we're both on the same page and where we go. The phone call i had with Matthew was severely informative and I can't thank him enough again for that. I think i'll wait to hear from hosting provider, see if they reply if not, i'll wait and see if i'm contacted directly.
There's a very strong likelihood that I will ask Oscar for his help in this. I didn't get a vibe from the lawyer at work that this would be something the company felt like going after, after all they're in the business of making money. My biggest thing again is i want my employer left out of this. They have employed me and kept food on my plate and a house over my family's head for almost 9 year now. I appreciate that and i don't expect them to fight my battles.
I guess my only concern right now will be if i hear from the hosting provider or not. Worry about the next step after that Thank you all again for the feedback. Glad this place is here.