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That occasion has arrived, but in a very disturbing way. On
Monday, March 28, 2021, there was a legal looking document addressed only
to JRB delivered to my address demanding removal of numerous images as well as
charging a large monetary amount for restitution for using images without a written license from
Associated Press, whom they (PicRights.com) were representing. First: no name appeared
on envelope or document. Could this be some kind of scam? No more than a cursory exam
of the webpage would have obtained my full name. Second: Of the many images
I was using, only five were referenced in the document and these images were part
of the first two years of that TV series and there was no copyright law in force for these
50+ episodes. Third: whether scam or not, I had promised to remove the images if there
was any controversy regarding them. All images are removed. However, no remuneration
will be forthcoming.
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