Copyright Infringement fine
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:45 pm
I used a small photo on a Blog ( linked to my website ) to help inform and highlight the plight of a Dementia sufferer. The image I used from the web without permission, as I mistakenly I thought, by mentioning the photographer as his work and not mine would be ok.
Today I got an email from a company in America called Image Rights who want a massive £5,000 compensation for the image used.
I had no prior notification to ask me to remove this image first, which of course I would have done.
I am happy to pay the photographer a reasonable amount for the picture as would have been normally asked for, but do not want to pay anything like the £5k asked for.
I have read a little on copyright and it does seen that if it has been fairly used, this could help my case. The One image I used ( of his ) was part of a series of other images ( not his ) to outline Dementia help purely as an information Blog not and monetary.
Am not sure how ro now proceed with this, and would appreciate any help.
Today I got an email from a company in America called Image Rights who want a massive £5,000 compensation for the image used.
I had no prior notification to ask me to remove this image first, which of course I would have done.
I am happy to pay the photographer a reasonable amount for the picture as would have been normally asked for, but do not want to pay anything like the £5k asked for.
I have read a little on copyright and it does seen that if it has been fairly used, this could help my case. The One image I used ( of his ) was part of a series of other images ( not his ) to outline Dementia help purely as an information Blog not and monetary.
Am not sure how ro now proceed with this, and would appreciate any help.