Comments on: Thisweek Ignores Creative Commons Licensing

By: Pardon My French Uses Photo Without Permission | Bill Roehl

Pardon My French Uses Photo Without Permission | Bill Roehl — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:39:12 +0000

[...] it did. A for-profit business used one of my photos without my permission and without attribution. Last time it was a local newspaper, this time it’s a local restaurant–and one that I wasn’t [...]

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:49:32 +0000

It took one invoice and two followup statements as well as an e-mail to ECM Publishers, Inc.’s CEO to get the job done. I’m glad that I didn’t waste anymore of my own time or someone else’s time to get what was due me.

It was nearly two months since the saga started but I’m glad to be able to link to their content again and stop wondering if they were going to do the right thing.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:32:25 +0000

Not sure why they dicked around with this for so long, but I’m glad that someone over there was smart enough to settle this matter.

By: Thought Leader

Thought Leader — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:12:59 +0000

About time Thisweek….. I am glad to see that Thisweek finally got around to doing the right thing. Now I may actually read the paper before removing it from the black box and tossing it in the trash.

By: Whit o' wit

Whit o' wit — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:20:13 +0000

wa-HOOOO! Good for you, Bill.

By: BK

BK — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:08:59 +0000

Bill, glad to see your diligence paid off and that you got paid.

By: Thisweek Doesn’t Take Stolen Photo Invoice Seriously | Bill Roehl

Thisweek Doesn’t Take Stolen Photo Invoice Seriously | Bill Roehl — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:39:04 +0000

[...] This issue has been resolved to my satisfaction and is now closed (see here). [...]

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:32:22 +0000

Thisweek has paid the invoice in full, including late fees, and I now consider the matter closed. This thread will remain open until Tuesday morning for comments (since the majority of people here don’t read until Monday anyway) and then I will close this thread to future commenting.

Please note that the article above now has a disclaimer that the issue is closed. Thanks for all of your support everyone.

By: Thought Leader

Thought Leader — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:30:50 +0000

Well, this is how I see the invoicing process carried out in the private sector. In the event that an invoice is not paid in full, a dispute with the invoice should be raised, documented and delvered to the individual or company sending the invoice and the monies for the shotfall in payment should be placed in escrow until the dispute is resolved. In the event that the dispute can not be reconciled between the parties an agreed upon mediator can be leveraged or a claim filed in a local court would ensue. If the dispute is settled in favor of the invoicer, late payment penalties, interest, and costs to reconcile the dispute may be considered and assessed.

By: Kaiser

Kaiser — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:56:19 +0000

“Do companies routinely pay 1/6th of an invoice and call it good? I doubt it.”

Only if 1/6 of the material or service has been delivered/performed. Best of luck collecting the remainder buddy.