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I also, would be interested in what a professional opinion of this is. What does the law say about false claims? Is it illegal, and is it something a prosecutor would go for? Lampie

Another Direction? Perhaps there is a part of the copyright law that deals with this situation, and hopefully in a way that those other than lawyers can understand it? If I can convince the other guy that he will lose both the content and the $20K he might back down. He's acting on what he...

Sorry, I was typing and didn't see your answer. Lampie

SeniorJudge, I have no doubt that your statement could become fact if my situation becomes a lawsuit. Could you help me to find a solution that avoids that wastefull outcome? I don't know anything about submitting to the copyright office. Is there a way to get my situation across with my...

Thank you David. Any thoughts on how the Copyright office will deal with the situation, or advice on how I could best make my case when I submit the images? Lampie

Is it possible for someone to give me their opinion of my argument against the other guy's? Maybe part with their knowledge of how the Copyright Office deals with two people trying to register the same images? SeniorJudge, I'm sorry if my problem is trivial to you. The site header says "free...

I soppose, I'd like to know if I'm right, wrong, or something else, and a little advice from people who have been there, would be a bonus. I want to fight this, mostly because in principle I know it's wrong, but I also know from experience that my principles don't always line up with what is...

I ran an adult website from 1999 to 2004. The content was shot by me, and the images were all watermarked with ©nameofthesite.com and the year they were posted. In the end, I failed to pay the hosting company, and the site was taken down. About a year later, the time ran out on the domain...

I'm not a lawyer, but I've had occasion to read the copyright laws this past week. Maybe I missunderstood something, but doesn't the photographer own the images he takes? There are limits to what he can do with them without a release. This is how I understood it. You say the photo's are...

Photographs taken by me were used for advertising on some websites, by a friend of mine, with my permission. The sites started to recieve DMCA "takedown notices" from my friend's ex, claiming that he owned the images, and had registered the copyrights. He also claimed to own the copyright to...