Image Copyright Fines

[Lee]

Anyone have the exact cost per image in damages that can be claimed?

I beleive its around the $750 - $1500 mark per image although, i could be wrong on that figure.

Also, how do you work out the cost of a movie for example? Per second?

Regards,

Lee

[DrewG]

Lee,

I told you not to let those "boys gone wild" film you and your "mardi gras beads" - you just wouldn't listen. You're SOL now buddy


:high:

[Dzinerbear]

Lee,

Here's an article about a Titan judgement. They got $2500 per image, plus $750 per for publicity infringement. I think I read another judgement where they got $1500 per image.

http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary...ntent_ID=17342

Cheers
Dzinerbear

[gaybucks_chip]

Our IP attorney advised us to make sure that we actually registered copyrights on everything we put up on the website or publish as a DVD within 3 months I believe it is... that if the copyrights are registered within 3 months of first publication, you can then claim the statutory infringement damages which are much, much greater (something like $25,000 per incident).

I haven't researched this myself to see if it's completely accurate, but I do know that the permissions department of a small record label I used to have some connections with made more money from negotiating settlements with infringers (under threat of enforcing the statutory infringement amount) than they did licensing recordings *prior* to an infringing use.