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Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

06/21/2022 12:53:44 AM · #1

I just found three of my landscape images on Gettyimages. Royalty free, how do they have the right?

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

06/21/2022 10:32:15 AM · #2

That's weird... Did someone else sell it to Getty?

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

06/21/2022 10:53:21 AM · #3

Omg, this got me searching again for my work.

It's bad enough when the steal it -- it's soooooo much work when they ruin it!!

apalling photoshop of my photo

tanguera

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

06/21/2022 10:55:32 AM · #4

Originally posted by vawendy:

Omg, this got me searching again for my work.

It's bad enough when the steal it -- it's soooooo much work when they ruin it!!

apalling photoshop of my photo

Oh hell

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

06/21/2022 11:57:58 AM · #5

Originally posted by Neat:

I just found three of my landscape images on Gettyimages. Royalty free, how do they have the right?

They DON'T have the right. Contact them.

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

06/21/2022 08:28:11 PM · #6

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by Neat:
I just found three of my landscape images on Gettyimages. Royalty free, how do they have the right?

They DON'T have the right. Contact them.

Yeah it�s pretty diabolical of them passing off a photo that somebody else took and making quite a bit of money from it. I�ve contacted them they wanted to know the image numbers so I did screenshots, waiting back to hear.

And Wendy I have quite a few images on Pinterest also, your edit is much more supreme.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

06/21/2022 10:37:09 PM · #7

Screenshots of the images themselves, if that's what you meant, are meaningless. They are looking to see if you have the original files. I am probably misunderstanding what you meant. And there's nothing "diabolical" about it; SOMEBODY submitted those images to Getty passing them off as their own.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

06/21/2022 11:39:27 PM · #8

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Yes I think they came from 500px. Because that�s the only site I have submitted those photos to.

I spoke to them and got this response:
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Thank you for the phone conversation today.

Sorry that this has brought any inconveniences to you.

I have escalated this matter to our Copyright Team. They may contact you directly within 2 business days. Appreciate your patience on this.

Donnyy

01/16/2023 10:17:04 PM · #9

Originally posted by Neat:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Screenshots of the images themselves, if that's what you meant, are meaningless. They are looking to see if you have the original files. I am probably misunderstanding what you meant. And there's nothing "diabolical" about it; SOMEBODY submitted those images to Getty passing them off as their own.

Yes I think they came from 500px. Because that�s the only site I have submitted those photos to.

I spoke to them and got this response:
��

Thank you for the phone conversation today.

Sorry that this has brought any inconveniences to you.

I have escalated this matter to our Copyright Team. They may contact you directly within 2 business days. Appreciate your patience on this.

Did they contacted you?

Rankles

Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel

01/17/2023 01:35:29 AM · #10

I know this thread is a little old now but in case its unresolved here�s a blog that might be useful�

https://petapixel.com/2017/05/25/beware-500px-now-sells-photos-fotolia-without-credit/

Certainly doesn�t sound like they�re being honest or transparent.

Message edited by author 2023-01-17 01:36:05.

Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS

01/17/2023 02:06:38 AM · #11

Apparently 1x.com feel they have the right to sell your work on their site also, never received a penny from them. Pinterest is full of people ripping of original work as their own. At the end of the day it would take too much of my effort to try and convince them otherwise and I'm guessing these companies know that so they continue to take advantage of people. At the end of the day they will receive their just desserts!

Message edited by author 2023-01-17 02:09:52.

MargaretNet

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

01/17/2023 03:40:38 AM · #12

Originally posted by Neat:

Apparently 1x.com feel they have the right to sell your work on their site also, never received a penny from them...

Not true, you have to declare explicitly that your image is for sale. I think 1x is still run by honest people so what you say is unfair, do you really have a proof that they sold some of your images and kept the money??

I unchecked "for sale" on all my images and they disappeared from fineartamerica very quickly where I did not want to see them. In fact it is unlikely they would ever be sold. The current reality is that it is very difficult to sell images, even by professional artists, there are just too many of them and all very similar, copies of the copies of the copies.