Website watermarked my image - what to do?

[Steve-T]

well seeing as its in the USA you could perhaps use https://www.imagerights.com/ never used them but I believe if they think it is commercially viable they will chase what they think it is worth for you and then take a cut. I have no idea if it is viable in this case but many stock photographers use it succesfully.

 

[Deleted member 34016]

Or have it removed

taken from the web site-

If you are a copyright owner of a photo that appears on theCHIVE.com please email us at thechiverules[at]gmail[dot]com with a link to the photo and we will remove it immediately

Les

 

[hollis_f]

They "won't accept that I was the original photographer". Even though its splatter over google with my name from the award with bwpa.

What can I do to force them to pay up though?

Where are they based? If it's the UK then a threat of the small claims court should work.

 

[big soft moose]

Where are they based? If it's the UK then a threat of the small claims court should work.

you can't enforce the invoice in small claims court if there's no contract to supply - you are better off going to the small claims track of the county patents court and chasing them for copyright infringement