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Got sued for images with logo (editorial) ... seriously ?

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aetb:
Hello !
I don't get it. A big Airline company is sending me an e-mail about images sold and used by whoever with their staff and logos. I DID and have those images in my folio marked as editorial and accepted by Shutterstock. I did 35$ out of it so I'm not planning on keeping thoses images Online BUT I was wondering... Does all companies can simply working with the fear and thretning contributors with big amount of money to be paid if they don't remove the images from all agencies, etc ?

Seriously ?
I feel bad removing them cuz that mean all the editorial content is just a matter of the company asking the images to be removed or not.

Images a a mix of airplanes. Inside, outside, the wing with the logo and the Sun... porthole, etc. >:(

ShadySue:
Don't reply directly. Send any correspondence to SS to deal with on your behalf.

SuperPhoto:
are you saying shutterstock gave your name/contact info to the airline? and that your content was marked as "editorial"?

seems very strange... what are they suing for?

angelawaye:
I doubt SS gave the airline the photographers contact info. The company probably looked up his name and found his email through his website.

trek:
I would think US / western airlines would understand editorial content is protected by the first amendment aka freedom of speech and freedom of the press.  Was it a foreign airline?   

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