PA Media
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Money extortion company
Scammers, but legal ones. They automatically search the net for images that match their database and then send an "offer you cannot refuse". Either you prove you have a license or pay a thousand dollars to buy the license and settle the case. This is extortion, but apparently legal and done by a registered business. Some people infringe copyrights maliciously, some do it by mistake, some are within their rights, but PA Media targets all. They send you e-mails and keep the pressure until you get tired or scared enough to just give up. This practice might be legal, but it's absolutely disgusting. There are proper ways to protect copyrights, but this is not one of them. I'm all for fair compensation, even for honest mistakes, but this is as far from "fair" as can get.