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Attacked By Evil Photog Trolls! [More on Getty Extortion Letters]
Ever since publishing my post about Getty’s extortion letters, I’ve been inundated in comments. When I shut them off, there were 214 of them. Basically, a blog reader shared my post in the Shutterstock forum, which prompted many disgruntled photographers to come here for The Airing of Grievances. Multiple people emailed me privately to suggest […]
Continue readingHow to Save 20% on Your Next Copywriting Project
This may be one of the strangest posts I’ve ever published. Here’s why: I’m currently looking for 1-3 “special” copywriting projects. These projects will be “special” because I will not accept payment for them in U.S. dollars. What’s more, if you book me for one of these special projects, you can expect to save about […]
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I Was Shocked to Get a Getty Images Extortion Letter
In July of 2011, I received a letter from Getty Images. The letter claimed I was in violation of copyright. But the letter was not a typical Cease and Desist. Rather, it demanded the removal of the image from my site, plus a settlement payment of $1,065 to Getty Images. My first reaction was shock. […]
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