On 10/25/2017 07:59, Mark Roberts wrote:
https://www.diyphotography.net/internet-entrepreneur-shocked-copyright-owner-sued-stealing-work/
I showed this video to my students on Monday night and everyone
enjoyed it. And some important points about copyright were clarified.
But after having a couple of days to think about it I'm suspicious. He
claims his lawyer told him not to make this video but he obviously did
any way and it's still on line after a couple of weeks - even though
he explicitly calls the person who sued him "malicious" (though
without naming the party whose copyright he infringed). He doesn't
seem like the kind of guy who would be able to shrug off a $35k
lawsuit loss as just an annoying business expense.
I'm starting to suspect this is just a publicity grab and this guy was
never sued at all.
If he ripped off the wrong photographer's registered images royalties could be pretty high.
Perhaps he's still at the stage where he's been served with a DMCA Takedown and a demand for
$35K in royalties & "his lawyer" told him to STFU while they tried to negotiate
a lower settlement.
The little bit I could stand to listen to he sounded stupid enough to think a
stunt like this could intimidate the copyright owner into backing off.
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