Author Topic: "$60,000 for our stolen photo" (Read 5511 times)

increasingdifficulty · « **on:** May 23, 2018, 10:56 »

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.

Shelma1 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 23, 2018, 13:02 »

And everyone got more money than they did. Sad.

HughStoneIan · « **Reply #2 on:** May 23, 2018, 13:16 »

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.

noodle · « **Reply #3 on:** May 23, 2018, 22:19 »

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

gillian vann · « **Reply #4 on:** May 28, 2018, 19:59 »

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.