Posted by MW/VA on 3/2/11 4:13pm
Msg #374819

Update--copyright infringment lawsuit

I got a call from the insurance co. today. The matter is covered by my Business Liability Policy. whewwwww! They're going to call & negotiate a settlement, so I don't have to do anything else. BTW, I've been hearing of several royalty-free image sites, including dreamstime.com.

Reply by Stoli on 3/2/11 4:46pm
Msg #374825

Wheew! Glad to hear it. n/m

Reply by James Dawson on 3/2/11 6:05pm
Msg #374843

Yahoo....very smart move, having THAT insurance.

Reply by MW/VA on 3/3/11 7:13am
Msg #374911

Yes, I'm so glad I added that & didn't rely on only E&O. n/m

Reply by Lee/AR on 3/3/11 8:43am
Msg #374917

Will you let us know what the $ settlement turns out to be? n/m

Reply by MW/VA on 3/3/11 12:08pm
Msg #374958

Re: Will you let us know what the $ settlement turns out to be?

Sure. I'm not exactly thrilled with the outcome on this one. IMO it was worth $200, at best.
I'm not foolish enough to overlook that insurance claims drive up costs for all of us. I can attest to that from my auto insurance, that's for sure.

Reply by MikeC/NY on 3/3/11 2:43pm
Msg #375012

That's good too hear. If it came to trial, the judge could always knock the liability down to $200 because it was inadvertent infringement, but your insurance co probably knows this.

Just a couple of reminders when buying the royalty-free stuff - make sure you review (and keep a copy of) the site's usage policies, and keep copies of any invoices or emails you get indicating which images you purchased and when. Some photographers will sell to these stock photo houses and then turn around and cut a deal with someone else. As long as you can show you purchased from the stock photo site and followed their usage policies, it would be their problem rather than yours.

Reply by BrendaTx on 3/9/11 4:07pm
Msg #375642

Thanks for the update, Marilynn.

This is a very good lesson to us all.