8K For A Stolen Image?

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WTF! 8k! Crazy! I am sure there has to be a logical explanation. A client of mine got a letter from gettyimages a while back. I ended up settling for $160 they started asking for $800 but never thought they can go for as high as 8k! In my personal experience I hired a web designer that used an image with out copyrights and I was responsible for the website design so I guess it is the cost of doing business. (this was like Years!! ago) Good luck!

There are a ton of free and cheap stock image resources!

I wouldn't bet there is much weight behind the $8k demand but be more careful!

Wow! 8k is just insane for just one image. Thinking off how many images get used illegally around the internet, this seems absurd.