pleasehelpme12
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home state: GA
textbook publishers filed a lawsuit against me in manhatten, new york. this came after their outside counsel (not the publishers own legal team) sent me a cease and desist letter.
their letter alleges i infringed on their copyrights. however, they do not specify, at all, what was being infringed. its like one page, with the publishers names, saying i need to stop, that i agree in writing that i have stopped and that i provide them with accounting information.
i agreed with them, gave them what they wanted. they then decided to file a lawsuit anyways. so now i am calling asking to settle out of court because attorneys in new york are like $15,000 (just a retainer). just to defend the case is way too expensive.
their lawyer has been pretty intimidating, its been months and he doesn't answer his phone or he 'isn't around'.. when i finally get a hold of him, he says that i need to give him my bank statements... or else he'll get them another way.. to help determine a settlement.
i have looked them up and the same attorney seems to have filed many cases exactly like this. i just feel absolutely bullyied. i mean the publishers never tried contacting me. they easily could have done this in a more arbitrary sort of way. they're a multi-billion dollar company picking on a kid.
the merits to their case is absolutely ridiculous. they are alleging photocopying and distribution, which is not true. but i was saying where someone could find this material, and i guess could be contribitory?
textbook publishers filed a lawsuit against me in manhatten, new york. this came after their outside counsel (not the publishers own legal team) sent me a cease and desist letter.
their letter alleges i infringed on their copyrights. however, they do not specify, at all, what was being infringed. its like one page, with the publishers names, saying i need to stop, that i agree in writing that i have stopped and that i provide them with accounting information.
i agreed with them, gave them what they wanted. they then decided to file a lawsuit anyways. so now i am calling asking to settle out of court because attorneys in new york are like $15,000 (just a retainer). just to defend the case is way too expensive.
their lawyer has been pretty intimidating, its been months and he doesn't answer his phone or he 'isn't around'.. when i finally get a hold of him, he says that i need to give him my bank statements... or else he'll get them another way.. to help determine a settlement.
i have looked them up and the same attorney seems to have filed many cases exactly like this. i just feel absolutely bullyied. i mean the publishers never tried contacting me. they easily could have done this in a more arbitrary sort of way. they're a multi-billion dollar company picking on a kid.
the merits to their case is absolutely ridiculous. they are alleging photocopying and distribution, which is not true. but i was saying where someone could find this material, and i guess could be contribitory?