copyright infringement mail from PicRghts
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:16 pm
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone could help me with some advice regarding an email I just received from PicRights, I am UK based.
Apologies for the copy/paste email, here is what it says:
== As an introduction, PicRights provides copyright compliance services to third-party content owners, including Agence France-Presse. For further information, please visit https://www.afp.com/en/products/partners/picrights
We are acting on behalf of Agence France-Presse to obtain compensation for the unauthorised past-usage of their imagery.
PicRights has noticed that Agence France-Presse's imagery has been displayed on your website, social media or in media accessible from your website. However, Agence France-Presse has been unable to find a licence for this usage of their imagery by your organisation.
At the end of this message, we’ve attached a visual reference of the imagery and its use on your website, social media or in media accessible from your website.
Our goal in contacting you is to ascertain that you hold an active licence for this use with Agence France-Presse or with any other entity authorised by Agence France-Presse to licence and distribute the imagery:
• If you do have an active licence for the use of this imagery, we kindly ask you to send us your valid licence / authorisation, by visiting https://resolve.picrights.com/236298449195 / Password: 424393269 and clicking the "I have a licence..." link; or
• If you do not have an active licence for the use of this imagery, we request that you remove the imagery from your website, social media or in media accessible from your website.
• Please be aware that removal of the imagery alone will not resolve this issue. A payment in relation to the unauthorised past-usage is required to resolve the matter completely. You will find further information about this matter by visiting https://resolve.picrights.com/236298449195 /
We would like to resolve this time-sensitive issue as soon as possible and request that you respond within 14 days from the date of this correspondence.
If you believe you have received this notice in error or have questions, please contact us with your reference number 2362-9844-9195 at resolveUK@picrights.com.
Please visit https://resolve.picrights.com/236298449195 for further information about this matter.
On behalf of PicRights and Agence France-Presse, we thank you for your cooperation and look forward to assisting you in resolving this matter.
Sincerely,
Aurelien Cavalier PicRights
UK Department ==
I indeed used and am using the photo on my website, it is a photo of ME. I am myself in this photo. It is my website (although it was built by someone else). This photo was taken in 2008 in an international competition when I was competing and I always had it. I do not remember exactly who sent me the photo or how I got it but I always had it as a photo of myself competing.
The website I use the photo on is my club's website - I set up the club, the club is named after me, I manage it, I run it, and it has photos taken by me and this photo of myself taken by probably one of the hundreds of photographers present in 2008 at that specific sport event.
Would anyone be able to help me out with what should I do? They are asking me to take the photo down and pay £1480.
Thank you
I was wondering if anyone could help me with some advice regarding an email I just received from PicRights, I am UK based.
Apologies for the copy/paste email, here is what it says:
== As an introduction, PicRights provides copyright compliance services to third-party content owners, including Agence France-Presse. For further information, please visit https://www.afp.com/en/products/partners/picrights
We are acting on behalf of Agence France-Presse to obtain compensation for the unauthorised past-usage of their imagery.
PicRights has noticed that Agence France-Presse's imagery has been displayed on your website, social media or in media accessible from your website. However, Agence France-Presse has been unable to find a licence for this usage of their imagery by your organisation.
At the end of this message, we’ve attached a visual reference of the imagery and its use on your website, social media or in media accessible from your website.
Our goal in contacting you is to ascertain that you hold an active licence for this use with Agence France-Presse or with any other entity authorised by Agence France-Presse to licence and distribute the imagery:
• If you do have an active licence for the use of this imagery, we kindly ask you to send us your valid licence / authorisation, by visiting https://resolve.picrights.com/236298449195 / Password: 424393269 and clicking the "I have a licence..." link; or
• If you do not have an active licence for the use of this imagery, we request that you remove the imagery from your website, social media or in media accessible from your website.
• Please be aware that removal of the imagery alone will not resolve this issue. A payment in relation to the unauthorised past-usage is required to resolve the matter completely. You will find further information about this matter by visiting https://resolve.picrights.com/236298449195 /
We would like to resolve this time-sensitive issue as soon as possible and request that you respond within 14 days from the date of this correspondence.
If you believe you have received this notice in error or have questions, please contact us with your reference number 2362-9844-9195 at resolveUK@picrights.com.
Please visit https://resolve.picrights.com/236298449195 for further information about this matter.
On behalf of PicRights and Agence France-Presse, we thank you for your cooperation and look forward to assisting you in resolving this matter.
Sincerely,
Aurelien Cavalier PicRights
UK Department ==
I indeed used and am using the photo on my website, it is a photo of ME. I am myself in this photo. It is my website (although it was built by someone else). This photo was taken in 2008 in an international competition when I was competing and I always had it. I do not remember exactly who sent me the photo or how I got it but I always had it as a photo of myself competing.
The website I use the photo on is my club's website - I set up the club, the club is named after me, I manage it, I run it, and it has photos taken by me and this photo of myself taken by probably one of the hundreds of photographers present in 2008 at that specific sport event.
Would anyone be able to help me out with what should I do? They are asking me to take the photo down and pay £1480.
Thank you