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Getty Follow Up

23 January 2008

The below is a portion of the "official" Getty Image press release of yesterday:

Seattle, WA, Jan. 22, 2008. While it is the long-standing policy of Getty Images, Inc. not to confirm or deny market rumors, in response to articles that were published on January 21, 2008, Getty Images confirmed today that its Board of Directors is exploring strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value.  (emphasis added by me) The Board of Directors has retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. as its financial advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as its legal advisor in connection with its evaluation of such alternatives.

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Proposed Sale of Getty Images

22 January 2008

There have been countless articles published over the last few days regarding the possible sale of Getty Images.  The pieces are readily available on the web.  We suggest that you read more than a few of them.

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Waiting For You to Die

November 28, 2007

Over the last decade we have recovered in excess of a quarter of a million original analog images on behalf of our clients.  That number is minuscule compared to the photography which ought to have been returned to the hands of its creators.

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Enforcement of Copyright Claims

12 November 2007     

    The November 2007 edition of Photo District News contains an interview with Roy Hsu of the Stock Artists Alliance.  We have received a number of inquiries regarding Mr. Hsu's comments regarding copyright issues and particularly as to how they may relate to those of you represented by agents and whose work has been infringed.   We will try to address the main inquiries here and if we have failed to answer anyone's question(s), somehow we think you will let us know. 

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Good News for a Good Guy

7 November 2007

We are delighted to report that more than two years after the completion of trial, Judge Barbara S. Jones in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, has found in our favor holding Corbis Corporation negligent and liable for losing some 12,666 analog images shot and owned by photojournalist, Chris Usher. The decision in Chris Usher v. Corbis, et al.  03-CV-4366 (BSJ) dated November 6, 2007 will be available on line shortly.  This is a case on which I share the credit with my associate Erica Galinski, who unfortunately did not live to see the decision.

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