What a colossal waste of time.
I doubt Getty images actually filed this lawsuit.
Any internet knowledgeable person would tell them, suck it up, this is the internet. If you don't want the picture shared, do not put in on the internet.
So, Boogle, what is the real reason to waste people's time?
So what am I supposed to do as a pro photographer who needs to advertise his services? Just tell people shopping online "I know you can't see any of my images, but hey, trust me. I'm really good. I promise. I BOUGHT A REALLY EXPENSIVE CAMERA!!!"
This is terrible advice. You're blaming the victim, not the person actually COMMITTING THE CRIME.
Some things you can do:
And, what you really can do
Dizney has already destroyed fair use, and thus, the world is going to respond with no copyrights. In a few years, copyrights will become something that cannot be administered, prosecuted, legislated or enforced in any way.
We are going to go from a world with all the stuff on a few servers to everyone having a server. So, if you take a picture that later becomes a popular meme, it is going to be on millions of computers, maybe even billions. It will become futile to try and claim copyright.
I understand your position, really I do, however I am telling you about reality.
I am sorry. Blame Dizney.
I really don't understand this culture of "it exists, so I own it" mentality or where it even came from. This is the brattiest, most "entitled" bunch of bullshit I've ever heard in my life.
IF. YOU. DID. NOT. CREATE. IT. IT. DOES. NOT. BELONG. TO. YOU.
I understand your frustration. Really I do. But, I will not bring up why I know.
Nor will I talk about IP. Intellectual property is a very amorphous area, and nothing is decided yet. There are piles of articles, books and papers on both sides of the argument.
I am not here to talk about IP.
I said that copyright will cease to be a thing. The current laws are so onerous that they will collapse in on themselves. It is inevitable, because of the path technology is going, the internet is going, and IP is going.
There is nothing I can do about it. The cake is already baked. We just have to live with the fall out.
And, if you didn't notice, you will read at the bottom of most of my posts:
The only exclusions are things such as book covers when I write a review of said book.
I didn't accuse you of stealing any imagery. What I said was a general statement meant to apply to everyone.
And no - I refuse to fall in line with bullshit.
BULLSHIT. Claiming copyright infringement has to do with someone COMMERCIALLY using an image that doesn't belong to them. Possession of a photo on your machine does NOT = ownership. NEVER confuse those two.
I don't give a fuck what Disney says.
What actually did Disney say regarding copyright?