Which Magazine is a highly respected consumer publication in the UK....
Found this on their blog regarding the top digital scams of 2016 and how to avoid them.
https://blogs.which.co.uk/technology/security-software/digital-scam-watch-2015/
Yet further evidence that Getty or LCS may be dancing in the dark and may not actually hold the exclusive copyright to progress matters to court..
Some questionable business practices being displayed on this web page.....
Are they suggesting rights owners tell lies when they declare exclusive copyright?
https://support.500px.com/hc/en-us/articles/205330167-What-is-License-Compliance-Services-
Found this on their blog regarding the top digital scams of 2016 and how to avoid them.
https://blogs.which.co.uk/technology/security-software/digital-scam-watch-2015/
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Stock photo payment scam
If you have a website or blog of your own, chances are you also have some images on it. You may have taken these images yourself, or obtained them from a legitimate stock photo website.
You might receive an email from a legitimate-sounding company stating that your images are unlicensed or copyrighted by them and that you must pay them for using them.
Do not send them any money. For the most part, you’ll probably know where the images on your own website come from and just who owns them. In the off chance that you don’t (you just grabbed them from a Google Image search, for example) it’s highly unlikely that the owner will hunt you down and demand payment.
The worst case scenario is that you’ll receive an email from the true owner asking for accreditation or for you to remove the image. Do not send money to anyone claiming rights to imagery, no matter how threatening they may sound, without them providing further evidence and conducting your own research first.
Yet further evidence that Getty or LCS may be dancing in the dark and may not actually hold the exclusive copyright to progress matters to court..
Some questionable business practices being displayed on this web page.....
Are they suggesting rights owners tell lies when they declare exclusive copyright?
https://support.500px.com/hc/en-us/articles/205330167-What-is-License-Compliance-Services-