I Found an Infringement - Now What Do I Do

NatureScapes has a great article about copyright infringement written by Carolyn E. Wright Esq. She presents several options on how to handle an infringement as well as an important discussion of what infringement is. According to Carolyn; "Not all uses of your photographs are infringements. Do you use a licensing agency that may have authorized the use? Could the user be related to an entity to which you authorized the use? Is the use a fair use? While only a court can ultimately decide what fair use is, the law gives us guidelines as to what may qualify. Read more about fair use in my blog entry at http://www.photoattorney.com/2008/05/fuss-about-fair-use.html."

Carolyn concludes by saying; "Infringements are rampant these days, both because it’s easier for the infringers to find and copy your images and because too many people think that they have a right to use your photos or they won’t be caught. Fortunately, there are many tools to battle copyright infringement. It’s up to you to use them."


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