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The colors of the Rainbow Clothing Store catch attention in the Flushing neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough, one of five such county-like political jurisdictions in the sprawling city

Scene along Northern Boulevard in the Flushing neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough, one of five such county-like political jurisdictions in the sprawling city

Storefronts in the Corona neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough, one of five such county-like political jurisdictions in the sprawling city

Passersby converse outside the eclectic East Mall shopping area in the Flushing neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough, one of five such county-like political jurisdictions in the sprawling city

Small stores along Northern Boulevard in the Flushing neihborhood of New York City's Queens borough, one of five administrative jurisdictions in the sprawling metropolis

Pedestrians stop for a chat outside the One Fulton Square shopping center in the Flushing neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough, one of five such county-like political jurisdictions in the sprawling city

Main Street in the Flushing neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough, one of five such county-like political jurisdictions in the sprawling city

Storefronts along 39th Avenue in the Flushing neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough, one of five such county-like political jurisdictions in the sprawling city

Scene along 35th Avenue in the Flushing neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough, one of five such county-like political jurisdictions in the sprawling city

A street musician performs outside the Rainbow Clothing Store in the Flushing neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough, one of five such county-like political jurisdictions in the sprawling city

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Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:052-2)

Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

In 2015, documentary photographer Carol Highsmith received a letter from Getty Images accusing her of copyright infringement for featuring one of her own photographs on her own website. It demanded payment of $120. This was how Highsmith came to learn that stock photo agencies Getty and Alamy had been sending similar threat letters and charging fees to users of her images, which she had donated to the Library of Congress for use by the general public at no charge. In 2016, Highsmith has filed a $1 billion copyright infringement suit against both Alamy and Getty stating “gross misuse” of 18,755 of her photographs. “The defendants [Getty Images] have apparently misappropriated Ms. Highsmith’s generous gift to the American people,” the complaint reads. “[They] are not only unlawfully charging licensing fees … but are falsely and fraudulently holding themselves out as the exclusive copyright owner.” According to the lawsuit, Getty and Alamy, on their websites, have been selling licenses for thousands of Highsmith’s photographs, many without her name attached to them and stamped with “false watermarks.” (more: http://hyperallergic.com/314079/photographer-files-1-billion-suit-against-getty-for-licensing-her-public-domain-images/)

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Carol Highsmith, Library of Congress Collection

In 2016, Carol Highsmith has filed a $1 billion copyright infringement suit against both Alamy and Getty stating “gross misuse” of 18,755 of her photographs.
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Sunset over the Pacific Ocean at the pier in Pismo Beach, California

View of Washington, D.C., taken from the Washington Monument

A restored Gulf gasoline station in Albany, Texas, seat of Shackelford County

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