Following on from a thread last year [
webmasterworld.com...]
How are folks handling copywrite infringement and payment demand notices originating from "stock free image libraries" when PicRights and others demand "settlement" payments for stock free images which are either excessive or unjust (if there is no breach), or a minor error e.g. non attribution.
PicRights has a "partnership" with AFP as seen on their website, so despite being called scammers, they appear to be legit: [
afp.com...]
We received a notice demanding 98 euros. We replaced the image which was free to use, if used with attribution and are choosing to ignore the demand, unless it escalates. Unfortunately, the image we took down didn't have the attribution applied as per the creative commons licence requirement.
Our contractor that handles the loading of our content as well as a personal blog with many 1,000's of stock free images, said: "Yes I receive many of these and the majority are scams. Just remove the image and replace it with something else. Make sure you don't reply to them.
As long as you remove it and replace the image, eventually they will stop bugging you. Many sites get these "scam"-like emails."
How do you handle these notices?
