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    1939 NEWSSTAND PIC TIME MACHINE JOURNEY INTO THE PAST

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    On 4/19/2023 at 9:20 PM, fifties said:

    How did he show proof that they were his, and had copyrights?  How did you resolve it?

    It wasn't a he, it was a massive corporation.  I consulted with two attorneys, both board members, and with their help composed an email response to their request for over 6K.  It stated that I was unaware that the images were copyrighted and that I took them down as soon as I discovered they were.  It then requested proof of copyright registration and renewals for each of the images, and offered a settlement of $100 per image.  I sent the email and never heard from them again, but I don't share any newsstand images anymore on my site.  It's not worth the risk. 

    1939 NEWSSTAND PIC TIME MACHINE JOURNEY INTO THE PAST

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    On 4/18/2023 at 11:07 PM, fifties said:

    A copyright owner might have a hard time trying to prosecute on a photo initially displayed on the internet, and then copied and displayed elsewhere on the net.  I believe that as long as the copier is not trying to sell the protected scan for profit, they are safe.

    I had about 100 newsstand photos on my website.  I do sell comics on the site, but the photos were put there just to share them with collectors.  The copyright holder of 6 of the images sent me a bill for $6000.  

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    Batman #1

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    On 3/23/2023 at 10:21 AM, Professor K said:

    Normally I never post on a sales thread unless I'm going to buy the book because when the seller sees the notification that there's a new reply, then they see it's just someone saying "nice book" or something to that effect , they're probably like "well that stinks". Having said that.....Nice book Mr. B. 

    Actually, sellers love comments.  It keeps the thread at the top where it's most visible.