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Exterior. Sidney L. Christie Federal Building, Huntington, West Virginia

Rear exterior. Sidney L. Christie Federal Building, Huntington, West Virginia

Courtroom detail. Sidney L. Christie Federal Building, Huntington, West Virginia

Side exterior. Sidney L. Christie Federal Building, Huntington, West Virginia

Exterior front. Sidney L. Christie Federal Building, Huntington, West Virginia

Front entrance. Sidney L. Christie Federal Building, Huntington, West Virginia

Front facade. Sidney L. Christie Federal Building, Huntington, West Virginia

Eagle, exterior detail. Sidney L. Christie Federal Building, Huntington, West Virginia

description

Summary

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration.

Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer.

Architect: Parker & Thomas. Built in 1905-1910.

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

Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:143).

Forms part of: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

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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date_range

Date

2000 - 2020
collections

in collections

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.
place

Location

huntington
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Source

Christie's
link

Link

https://www.loc.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

No known restrictions on publication.

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