How to Go Bankrupt from Copyright Infringement

Have our lawyers contact you about a copyright violation?
Or - have our lawyers filed suit against you for copyright infringement?

All correspondence should be directed to our attorneys:
Alison J. Rich, Esq.
Evans & Fox LLP
95 Allens Creek Road Suite 300
Rochester , NY 14618
Tel: (585) 241-5998
Fax: (585) 241-5989

Our material is protected by Federal Law and clearly bears a copyright notice. We vigorously police and protect our material against infringers. Any attempts to copy any material - including content, design, photos, images, style, layout, audio/visual presentations, sales copy, banners, text advertisements, or any portion of any protected material - will be swiftly pursued to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Are You Facing a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit?

You might pay:

Statutory Damages - up to $30,000 per violation (17 U.S.C.A. s 504(c)(1))
Willful Infringement - up to $150,000 per violation (17 U.S.C.A. s 504(c)(2)
Actual Damages plus lost profits (17 U.S.C.A. s 504(b))
Attorney's Fees - $15,697.35 (Rodgers v. Anderson, 2005 S.D.N.Y. 2005; (15 U.S.C. s 1117(b))

Recent Internet Copyright Cases:
Malletier v. WhenU.com - 1/26/07 - 2007 S.D.N.Y., - Federal District Court finds Internet website "Lushbags.com" liable for copyright infringement and ordered to pay $1.1 Million in damages.

Clever Covers, Inc. v. Southwest Florida Storm Defense, LLC - 1/09/08 - M.D. Fla., 2008 - Internet website owner found guilty of copyright infringement for copying website images and content. Judge orders defendant pay $16,125 in attorney's fees ($300 per hour), plus $62,000 in actual damages.

Granger v. Gill Abstract Corp. - 7/18/08 - 2008 S.D.N.Y. - Judge finds defendant guilty of infringement for taking and using calculator from plaintiff's website.

Gregerson v. Vilana Financial, Inc. - 2/15/08 - 2008 Minnesota District Court - Internet website owner guilty of copyright infringement for taking two original photographs from plaintiff's website. Defendant ordered to pay $10,000 in statutory damages, plus $5,000 for removal of copyright management information, and $4,462 in actual damages.

North American Medical Corp. v. Axiom Worldwide, Inc. - 4/07/08 - Federal Circuit Court of Georgia - Internet website owner guilty of trademark infringement for using plaintiff's trademark names in website's meta tags.

Ten Copyright Myths - www.Keytlaw.com

Findlaw Copyright Directory - www.FindLaw.com

Federal Law on Copyright Damages -17 U.S.C.A. s 504
Except as provided by clause (2) of this subsection, the copyright owner may elect, at any time before final judgment is rendered, to recover, instead of actual damages and profits, an award of statutory damages for all infringements involved in the action, with respect to any one work, for which any one infringer is liable individually, or for which any two or more infringers are liable jointly and severally, in a sum of not less than $750 or more than $30,000 as the court considers just. For the purposes of this subsection, all the parts of a compilation or derivative work constitute one work.