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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    Quote Originally Posted by Galant View Post
    Honestly no idea. Not a photographer.
    Sorry that was a general question to everyone cheers for the link though!

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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    how much would you charge to take such a photo and provide it for use?

    £500? tad more?

    Work out what the daily rate would be for the use so far....

    120 days ?
    lets assume the image on their website would be useful for a year....

    £500/365 days
    thats £1.37 per day
    120 days use so far x £1.37 =£164
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    £100 for improper use

    and they will get another invoice in 90 days

    Charge interest at 2% per month, flat.

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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    Quote Originally Posted by TheAnimus View Post
    The fact is their web team clearly needs a kick up the arse, not only are they stealing peoples work, but they are failing to act in the manner required for company communication.
    they may well have been told what image to use (they've changed it btw)

    Quote Originally Posted by Rob_B View Post
    That's a good one thanks, is that about what others charge?
    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    how much would you charge to take such a photo and provide it for use?

    £500? tad more?

    Work out what the daily rate would be for the use so far....

    120 days ?
    lets assume the image on their website would be useful for a year....

    £500/365 days
    thats £1.37 per day
    120 days use so far x £1.37 =£164
    plus
    £100 for improper use

    and they will get another invoice in 90 days

    Charge interest at 2% per month, flat.
    ^^^this is a reasonable charge but invoice will be 30 days, not 90..

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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    Ash yes, they've changed it now, I guess they got my email ! Now to see if I get a reply...

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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    Quote Originally Posted by Rob_B View Post
    Ash yes, they've changed it now, I guess they got my email ! Now to see if I get a reply...
    I hope you got a screen shot so they can't quibble.
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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    Yep, plus it's on the web archive thingy from back in dec (also screenshotted!)

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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    Send that bill

    Interest charged on late payment

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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    FWIW, I thought you photo was a lot better than the one that replaced it. Hope they pay the invoice, better still, they negotiate to put it back up!
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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    Quote Originally Posted by Rob_B View Post
    I know this is a very 'it depends' question but what would the going rate be for something and is there anywhere i can pull some sort of agreement for usage of it? Or would a "give me £x and use my picture how you want for as long as you want" suffice?
    I'm not sure but I would look at sites that sell high quality stock images. Find a few that match your photo and then adjust the price manually +/- to your liking. I would definitely add an improper/illegal usage fee to it. And make sure you back date it from when they started using the image/when you found out.

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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    Still no response, so it's invoice time. Does anyone have a good template to use they can point me to?

    Thanks folks,

    Rob

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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    Sorry can't help on the invoice side of things, but I would suggest creating a company/business letterhead to put on the invoice and accompanying cover letter, I also think it would be a good idea to send it recorded delivery so that it has to be signed for at their end, that way they can't deny ever having received the invoice.

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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=in...2&ved=0CDsQsAQ

    Lets be honest.. if I ran a small web firm and used a photo without asking and then got a request to take it down from the owner and did .. I'd not volunteer any dough.. even when the first invoice arrived.. I'd wait until some from of legal action began.

    it's (sadly) quite normal industry (lack of) standards in the cut throat world of not giving a crap abot other people's efforts.

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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=in...2&ved=0CDsQsAQ

    Lets be honest.. if I ran a small web firm and used a photo without asking and then got a request to take it down from the owner and did .. I'd not volunteer any dough.. even when the first invoice arrived.. I'd wait until some from of legal action began.

    it's (sadly) quite normal industry (lack of) standards in the cut throat world of not giving a crap abot other people's efforts.
    Sadly very true, so you might want to consider how far you are prepared to go. Are you prepared to take this as far as the small claims court (or Scottish equivalent). It isn't that expensive, but you would need to do some groundwork, licence conditions, when and where you took the original etc. that said, they may not contest a court case, and if you win, you can claim back your odour and research costs.

    Is the organisation a public body? That might work in your favour.
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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    definitely take this to court! you need to be compensated for the use of your image (and by not doing so, telling others that it's ok to steal images) - do you have a twitter account? i'd be posting daily about this on it if it happened to me!

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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    So a quick update... Not a lot has changed.

    I tweeted them twice and eventually got a response from o e of their marketing people, called him and he seemed surprised as apparently they get their stock images from the usual stock places.
    I forwarded him all the emails etc and haven't heard since, emailed back twice (the last time being today) and will see how things go although it's not looking promising!

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    Re: Someone using one of my images without permission!

    If your image has appeared on a stock image website, you should put them in your cross-hairs as well

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