Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/07/27/photographer-sues-getty-images.html
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Here’s hoping that she wins and copyright law is changed as a result of it!!
Why are you all laughing? It could happen right?
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Couldn’t have happened to a nicer company.
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Actually it could happen, if the case reaches the Supreme Court.
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Gosh, winter looks nice right about now.
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Like this’ll stop. Estelle Getty doesn’t care who she hurts!
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Oh my universal non-deity, how I hope this ends in the chance to express some thankful schadenfreude…
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The photographer will likely win but be awarded a much lower and reasonable amount. Though the $1B lawsuit is probably intended to garner attention and embarrass Getty into a settlement
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What do you mean?
This seems like a perfectly reasonable amount to ask for in a copyright lawsuit. Just ask the RIAA/MPAA.
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YES. YES. YES.
Fuck Getty, and fuck their lawyers extra hard.
When Getty sued me a few years ago, the copyright lawyer I spoke with said that 90% of his cases deal with Getty or their subsidiaries. “Don’t fight them. They’re basically a legal company that also happens to license photos.”
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Guh. Paywall. How is this news if it doesn’t exist anywhere but one place?
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I can imagine Doctor Evil right now, pinky firmly in place on the lips saying “One BILLION dollars.”
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Provided we ever get another Justice on there. Stupid GOP!! This is why we can’t have a nice country!
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Here’s a non-paywalled article about this:
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yeah! but why stop at a billion? I think a trillion dollars would be more appropriate
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Came to see this.
Am now happy.
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You owe me the expenses of getting all this coffee off my screen.
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Sue me.
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It’s another hungry mouth to feed
At The Getty
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