http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/08/02/getty-images-paints-an-ugly-picture.aspx

Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
August 2, 2007

It’s quickly becoming apparent that creative-content distributor Getty Images (NYSE: GYI) is slowing down. The company is currently the leader in a fragmented and appealing industry, but whether that constitutes a defensible economic moat is up for debate — especially after the recent earnings release.

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http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/05/04/getty-images-gets-creative.aspx

Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
May 4, 2007

In just a little more than a decade, Getty Images (NYSE: GYI) has pieced together an attractive and profitable business of selling still and moving images. Investors, imagining continued juicy stock gains, had increasingly hopped on the bandwagon — but then, last December, most of them decided to abruptly sell their shares.

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