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Title: "$60,000 for our stolen photo"
Post by: increasingdifficulty on May 23, 2018, 16:56

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUEbi4r8Pg0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUEbi4r8Pg0)

"$60,000 for our stolen photo: We made a copyright thief PAY!"

Well, this was pretty interesting. :)

What a headache.

Title: Re: "$60,000 for our stolen photo"
Post by: Shelma1 on May 23, 2018, 19:02

And everyone got more money than they did. Sad.

Title: Re: "$60,000 for our stolen photo"
Post by: HughStoneIan on May 23, 2018, 19:16

They make great points about lawyers. The lawyers will take most of your settlement and you may get something to make you feel a little betterr.. The video title says "We made a copyright thief PAY!" but both the thief and the plaintiffs ended up paying---their lawyers!

Thanks for posting this.

Title: Re: "$60,000 for our stolen photo"
Post by: noodle on May 24, 2018, 04:19

Their payoff wasn't worth the hassle, but knowing the infringer had to shell out $60K+ would be satisfying that they're not likely to make that mistake again

Title: Re: "$60,000 for our stolen photo"
Post by: gillian vann on May 29, 2018, 01:59

If there's anything to be learned it's that a polite first letter that encourages an apology is a good start, and try to firmly negotiate a settlement quickly. Lawyers make everything more expensive and more unpleasant.

Title: Re: "$60,000 for our stolen photo"
Post by: unnonimus on May 29, 2018, 18:25

and be aware the $60,000 is Australian dollars, which I read was $45,000 US.

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