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To Whom it May Concern,

This is a reminder regarding the unauthorised use of copyright-protected imagery, on your website stevemoxon.blogspot.com. Despite our previous correspondence, this matter remains unresolved. It is imperative that you address it immediately. Failure to do so will result in us escalating this matter to our legal team to evaluate litigation options.

Your continued inaction on this pressing issue is concerning. Let us once again be clear: If this infringement is not addressed promptly, it will lead to legal action, which would undoubtedly result in considerably higher costs for you.

This is our final outreach in goodwill, understanding that mistakes can happen.

See the below explanation about the situation and the steps you need to take to resolve the matter.

Use of Images
Alamy Ltd , part of the Press Association (PA Media Group), is a leading content agency, representing thousands of individual photographers. We have noticed the following image(s) being used on your website:

Our image	Screenshot of image found
Licence Fee: £400.00 Image ID: E2126F.jpg	Link to use: http://stevemoxon.blogspot.com/2022/01/

Our image	Screenshot of image found
Licence Fee: £400.00 Image ID: DC7KFX.jpg	Link to use: http://stevemoxon.blogspot.com/2022/01/

Licensing
All images that we represent must be licensed before use.

If you don't have a valid licence, your use of this imagery constitutes an infringement of copyright, and you need to take action to resolve the situation.

Action Required
You need to purchase a licence to cover your use by using our case portal on fairlicensing.alamy.com here:

Enter your Case Number 8Z2WU5 and PIN 809865 to access the details securely.

Alternatively, if you'd prefer not to click a link, you can resolve this matter by copying the following URL into your browser and use the case number and PIN as above to access the case: https://fairlicensing.alamy.com/login.

Upon purchasing the retrospective licence, the copyright infringement will be resolved, and this case will be closed. You will be cleared to continue using the image(s) and the past use will be covered by your payment.

Note that removal alone does not resolve the matter.

Summary
We have identified the use of our imagery on your website stevemoxon.blogspot.com. Our records do not show a valid licence for your use of our imagery. We are offering you the opportunity to resolve this by purchasing a licence.

Please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions in the case portal for answers to common questions regarding copyright protection.

Our hope was, and remains, that legal proceedings can be avoided. By acquiring the licence, you can rectify this situation.

Please understand, that while you may not hear from us in the near future, this matter remains unresolved, and the case will stay open whilst our Legal Counsel considers our next steps.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver of any of Alamy's rights or remedies, at law or in equity, and all of such rights and remedies are hereby expressly reserved.

Regards,

Dear Sir/Madam,

Subject: Copyright Infringement

We refer to our previous correspondence regarding the use of imagery we exclusively represent on your website stevemoxon.blogspot.com. To date, we have not received confirmation of a valid licence or a settlement payment for the use of this copyright-protected imagery.

All images are protected by copyright from the moment of creation, and we reserve our legal right to defend the intellectual property of our photographers, they make their living from the proper licensing of their images.

It is a common misconception that images found online can be freely used, which is not the case for the images we represent as they require a licence.

Copying, using and communicating copies of the image(s) to the public without consent of the copyright owner in the form of a valid licence is deemed an infringement of copyright in the Work, under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988.

We are offering you the opportunity to resolve this by paying the settlement fee.

See further information below about the situation and the steps you need to take to resolve the matter. We ask that you respond in the next 7 days to avoid any potential legal escalation.

Use of Images
Alamy Ltd, part of the Press Association (PA Media Group), is a leading content agency, representing thousands of individual photographers. We have noticed that you are currently using 2 image(s) from our collection on your website stevemoxon.blogspot.com.

Here are the details of our imagery and the use(s) found:

Our image	Screenshot of image found
Licence Fee: £400.00 Image ID: E2126F.jpg	Link to use: http://stevemoxon.blogspot.com/2022/01/

Our image	Screenshot of image found
Licence Fee: £400.00 Image ID: DC7KFX.jpg	Link to use: http://stevemoxon.blogspot.com/2022/01/

Licensing
All images that we represent must be licensed before use. If your organisation does have a valid licence, please upload it via our case portal (details below). If we've contacted you in error, please accept our apologies. By sending us the licence, we can close the case.

If you don't have a licence, your use of this imagery would constitute an infringement of copyright, and you need to take action to resolve this situation.

Solution
You need to purchase a licence to cover your use by using our case portal on fairlicensing.alamy.com here:

Enter your Case Number 8Z2WU5 and PIN 809865 to access the details securely.

We are requesting the payment of £920.00 (including our administration fee).

Upon purchasing the retrospective licence, the copyright infringement will be resolved, and this case will be closed. You will be cleared to continue using the image(s) and the past use will be covered by your payment.

Note that removal alone does not resolve the matter.

Summary
We identified the use of our imagery on your website stevemoxon.blogspot.com. We have no record of a licence being issued for your use of this imagery and we're offering you the opportunity to resolve this by purchasing a licence for the past and future use.

Please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions in the case portal for answers to common questions regarding copyright protection.

Regards,

Hi,

I'm writing to remind you that our early settlement discount expires at midnight tonight.

This is email is automatically sent when the discount is about to expire, it is a reminder about your payment only. We will be in touch if you have written in regarding this enquiry separately.

We have not yet received proof of a license or a payment for your use, information on how to do this, as well as details of the case can be accessed securely here:

Enter your Case Number 8Z2WU5 and PIN 809865.

Kind regards,

Dear Steve,

We recently contacted you regarding use of imagery that we exclusively represent on your website stevemoxon.blogspot.com.

We don't have a record of issuing a licence for this use. This matter remains unresolved and this email will outline the situation and the steps you need to take to resolve it.

We ask that you review the content and respond within the next 7 days.

Use of Images
All images that we represent must be licensed before use. If your organisation does have a valid licence, please upload it via our case portal (details below). If we've contacted you in error, please accept our apologies. By sending us the licence, we can close the case.

If you don't have a licence, your use of this imagery would constitute an infringement of copyright, and you need to take action to resolve this situation.

We noticed 2 image(s) from our collection on your website stevemoxon.blogspot.com.

Here are the details of our imagery and the use(s) found:

Our image	Screenshot of image found
License Fee: £400.00 Image ID: E2126F.jpg	Link to use: http://stevemoxon.blogspot.com/2022/01/

Our image	Screenshot of image found
License Fee: £400.00 Image ID: DC7KFX.jpg	Link to use: http://stevemoxon.blogspot.com/2022/01/

Compensation is Due
Compensation is due for your past use of our image(s), you need to purchase a licence using our case portal on fairlicensing.alamy.com here:

Enter your Case Number 8Z2WU5 and PIN 809865 to access the details securely.

We are requesting the payment of £920.00 (including our Administration Fee). Once you have purchased the retrospective licence via our settlement portal, you will be cleared to continue using the image(s) and your past use will be covered by your payment, closing this case.

Note that removal alone does not resolve the matter.

Additional Fees
We reserve the right to add additional fees to our settlement request that cover any additional costs incurred if you do not resolve your breach of the copyright-protected image(s) by paying our settlement request. This could be in the form of interest as well as legal fees.

Damages
Copyright owners suffer damages when images are used without permission. Their exclusivity diminishes, and they ultimately lose value. If you have not already removed the imagery from your site, please do this immediately. However, removal of the imagery alone does not resolve the possible infringement, and payment is still due for the time it has been online.

Summary
We have identified the use of our imagery on your website stevemoxon.blogspot.com. Our records do not show a valid licence for your use of our imagery. We are offering you the opportunity to resolve this by purchasing a licence for the past and future use.

Please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions in the case portal for answers to common questions regarding copyright protection.

Regards,