Picrights Reviews 246

Pic Rights sent me a letter about a picture taken at a charity event I organised. I wish I'd checked here first 'cause I paid them £165!!! Please read all the other comments and do NOT pay Pic Rights...

Scam! Luckily I actually had permission for the picture I had used so I just played them along and gathered as much evidence that I could. They will be getting a shock in the next few weeks.

Società che prova a truffarti con la richiesta di pagamento per foto pubblicate non si sa nemmeno quanti anni fa per un copyright di cui non sono titolari, ne tanto meno hanno ricevuto delega per chiederti dei soldi.
Non pagate, non rispondete, ignorate, fateli fallire questi truffatori!

Ho ricevuto 3 mail per 3 foto diverse usate nel mio blog per scopi informativi, no business nel 2015. Foto che a oggi trovo nel web in diversi siti. Non ho ricevuto nessuna Pec o raccomandata. Anche se sul sito delle agenzie c’è il loro logo non è detto che siamo autorizzate a chiedere cifre esorbitanti e pagare sui loro conti. Peraltro io sono proprietaria del sito dal 2022 Qualche notizia in più dagli utenti italiani ?

This is a complete shambles of morally bankrupt puff adders. They sent a letter (poorly printed) to our old office and upon closer inspection, the picture they claim was being used wasn't even an AFP image, similar but not exact. Crooks. Check your image, take it down, don't respond or pay them, buy it from the website or photographer directly.

We purchased our stock from Adobe Stock Image and also got their email. They provided an overseas bank account so you can't regret it and after them.

Guys, ask them to show 1. the author's signed authorization to Picrights with the author's contact details. 2. Local law/section number to support the charge and action they are taking.

Also, if you are using a company to trade. It's limited liability.

Who charges £922 for using a copyrighted picture that is not even a high resolution in this economy when almost everyone is struggling to pay their bills? They stated in the email that we fully appreciate that this is a very difficult time and that which legit company will sympathise with you if you are at fault. Anyway, I don't have the money, so this payment is not possible for me. It's a pure scam, and the majority of the comments show that they use pressure to get their money. I'm just not ready for this, as there is too much stress in this life. The point is I don't have any money to pay this even if it's reduced to £50.

These guys are the pits. Best ignored and hope they will go bust. They are not employed by photographers rahter they trawl the internet threatening people who have used pictures that are free to use. Thier Mo should be illegal.

I should give them 0 star to negative stars. Worst ever company trying to take your money. I received a letter from them with a screenshot of different website, nowhere in the screenshot mention our company name but a similar name with our previous name (we change our company name nearly 5 years back!); even the name is not same!! However, tried to call without success and then send them an email with the scan copy of the letter explain the situation. They bother not to reply at all. Absolutely low level company, (if it is company at all); do not reply or pay not a single penny.

I'm not sure where to begin, but I did the same as others by reporting to IC3.GOV

SCAM, DO NOT PAY. My website vlog got lots of comments on the forum, these anonymous people also attached pictures with their comments (a chicken and a man kicking a soccer ball). Then this company contacts me asking me to pay $650 per picture (the pictures that random people put on my comment forum) I think the company does the comment and picture, and then emails the website owning demaning cash

All the positive reviews showing on here are fake, see they all come from users with only 1 previous review.

Don't pay them, just ignore them.

A bad experience. They stopped replying to my questions.

Had a recent issue with PicRights but they dealt with it swiftly and professionally! Thank you

So glad I checked Trustpilot, and saw these reviews. I have tried to contact these people for days now on their UK office number. Constantly goes to voicemail. Also not answering a Spanish mobile number they put on an email. I give up!

May be have hacked e-mail server, on 2.a.m. they sending email about law. On website our customers.
"In addition, we demand damages in the amount of the lost license fee of CZK 4,600.00 for the unauthorized use of the image/images to date" DANGER COMPANY - FAKE NO PAY !!
Decimal: 678101624
Hostname: mail-eopbgr20120.outbound.protection.outlook.com
ASN: 8075
ISP: Microsoft Corporation
Services: Datacenter
Likely mail server
Assignment: Likely Static IP
Country: Austria
State/Region: Wien
City: Vienna

An odious ugly company that preys on business people. Trying their best to scare and intimidate businesses with excessive demands for flimsy/non-existence copyright infringements.

They work on behalf of MirrorPix who appear to be unaware of PicRights unscrupulous and insidious business practices.

PicRights, doesn't seem to be aware of the concept of fair usage that exists within UK copyright law; commonly referred to as fair dealing, or free use and fair practice. It’s a framework designed to allow the lawful use or reproduction of work without having to seek permission from the copyright owner(s) or creator(s) or infringing their interest.

Picrights aggressive bullyboy tactics need to be stopped and I strongly suggest that if anyone gets a letter from this wretched company contact their MP immediately and highlight their unsavory business model.

Got a letter in July. Phoned them - told lickispittle, toady, ape, spiv, pillock, fatuous and obuse grifter to do one - some industrial language was used. Phone put down on me. Left it for an hour and phoned again and gave them another rocket F&U(C! DO NOT PAY THEM!

If you ever get the ridiculous demands from these guys, firstly, I'd say what real information do they have? They are sending to a non existent person to a address that's not to do with me, but my friend from when I lived there years ago
Companies house provides a whole lot of information on this sham company in the UK and I suggest you glean what you can and use it to your advantage.

Secondly, if they do have an email address they have a very dubious 'law' firm, who actually shouldn't be making random demands by email **contact the SRA and make a complaint about this**, they have barraged a resedential address with letters that have no return address on them so you either open or put them back in the post and Royal Mail will bin them for you (contact whom don't even provide a return address on the rear of the envelope (in the UK if you're sending demands, make sure they're going to the right place at least)
I've decided to troll them, waste there time and money and the shady solicitors firm as the person they're looking for doesn't exist.