I was contacted by this company regarding alleged unauthorized use of a photo that I had lawfully licensed through a major stock platform in December 2020 and used in good faith for years.
Nearly five years later, after the contributor had already removed the image from the stock platform, I began receiving repeated payment demands. Because the asset was no longer available online, it took significant time and effort on my side to locate an old account and obtain official Proof of License from the stock agency confirming that my use had been lawful all along.
Once this documentation was provided, the claim was finally closed.
While the matter was eventually resolved, the process was extremely stressful and time-consuming for an image that had been properly licensed from the start and used without issue for years. I would strongly advise others to keep detailed license records and to contact the original stock platform directly if they ever receive similar claims.
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