Copyright Aid

Is it just me or is anyone else suspicious at the lack of follow ups from letter recipients in this thread? It would seem that the speculative invoicing practices of Permission Machine aka Visual RIghts Group have hit enough targets that there would be SOMEONE telling us about how the alleged ...

Hi all,

I have not heard from PM since February 24th, when they offered me a slightly reduced fee. If that changes, I'll write again.

Shaun


I have received further comms this morning (August 18th) - "Unfortunately, as we have not heard from you with regards to this case since 21/02/2022, we ...

Hi all,

I have not heard from PM since February 24th, when they offered me a slightly reduced fee. If that changes, I'll write again.

Shaun

Again folks, their response hasn't thrown up any surprises. All from the same playbook...

Moral damages would consist of:

- The absence of permission
- The absence of the name
- The mutilation of the photo
- Loss of exclusivity (other clients will pay less for images that are not exclusive)


The ...

Hi Andy,

Thanks once again for taking the time to provide such a detailed response. In answer to your query...

The blog post was a review of some raw cotton bedding. The image used was of a farmworker and was used alongside some copy such as "A mere 1% of the world’s cotton production is organic ...

Attached is the response I've just received from Permission Machine with their fee breakdown. Looks like their standard response based on what's in this thread already.

My post linked to the brand I'd been writing about. I made no profit from the use of the image but I wonder whether they'd have a ...

Steve and Andy, thanks very much for your replies. I've asked them for a breakdown of their fee and will proceed as per the recommendations so far in this thread. Should anything new pop up, I'll update here.

Hi all,

Steve - Have you got any updates on your situation? I find myself in an almost identical one at the moment.

I have received an email from Permission Machine with a letter of authorisation signed by Alamy (identical to those mentioned earlier in the thread). The image ( https://www.alamy ...