Revenge Porn Websites & Copyright Infringement

If you are the victim of a posting on a revenge porn website, you're going to need a good web attorney to help you have the photograph removed.  Revenge porn websites have become very much the rage over the last 12-months.  Revenge porn typically occurs when someone posts a nude or naked photograph of their boyfriend or girlfriend on one of these revenge porn websites, an act which is often motivated by ill will. 

How do you remove a naked or provocative picture of yourself from one of these revenge porn websites?  There are a variety of different strategies both under copyright infringement law, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and right to publicity, which could provide you leverage in removing a photograph of yourself from one of these websites.  Under copyright law, the person who takes the video or photograph is typically the copyright owner.  If someone took one of your photographs to which  you have copyright protection, you can send a Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notice from your copyright attorney to the revenge porn website in order to have it removed.  You also have a right to control how your likeness is used on the internet, especially commercial uses.  The right to publicity is often a legal theory used by attorney who are trying to remove revenge porn postings.  The first step, however, is to have your lawyer do a full analysis of your situation so that you don't make a wrong move out of the gate.  Identifying the appropriate legal strategy is the primary job of an experienced internet law attorney or website lawyer in handling a revenge porn website removal matter. 

Revenge Porn Website Faces Copyright Infringement, Invasion of Privacy and Defamation Claims

Copyright infringement, invasion of privacy and potentially defamation claims could exist when your photo, naked, pornographic or otherwise, is posted on a website without your permission. CNN Reports on one lawsuit which is being brought against a revenge porn website where ex-boyfriends can post naked or pornographic pictures of girlfriends who have broken up with them. The website allegedly will take the picture down if you pay them money. For many web visitors, this smacks of extortion.

Copyright Registration Does Not Equate to Copyright Infringement Liability Always

Any individual or business that wishes to protect its original work of authorship would be well served to pursue a copyright registration with the United States Copyright Office.  Registering copyright prior to an infringement or within three months of publication of the particular copyright does entitle the copyright owner and claimant to statutory damages as well as the potential for recovery of attorney’s fees.   In addition, registering a copyright before or within five years of publication of the particular work affords the copyright owner the presumption of validity of the copyright and the facts listed within the registration certificate.  Given the low registration fee associated with a copyright registration filing, it is typically advisable to pursue copyright registration.

Have you been sued for copyright infringement by Nicoletti and Associates?

Nicoletti and Associates, a Michigan law firm located in Bloomfield Hills, has filed suit for copyright infringement on behalf of Patrick Collins and Malibu Media against numerous Michigan residents. If you are looking for defensive representation in one of these copyright infringement lawsuits, contact the attorneys at Traverse Legal, who have represented defendants like you in copyright infringement downloading lawsuits across the country. The attorneys of Traverse Legal know and understand the law and technology surrounding copyright infringement, pure bills of discovery, and movie downloading, and we stand ready to defend you in copyright litigation. Contact us today at (231) 932.0411.

Preparing for Copyright Infringement Litigation

copyright litigation can be incredibly bloody. So it's very important that a copyright holder take certain steps to ensure that if, in fact, they ever do get into litigation their rights are adequately protected prior to the filing of a copyright infringement complaint. The first thing that a copyright infringement plaintiff should think about prior to litigation, is that they have registered for copyright protection. A copyright registration gives not only the ability to file a copyright infringement lawsuit in federal court, but it also gives certain damages benefits.

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Eminem Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit against Audi

As reported by BET, Eminem filed a lawsuit against German car company, Audi, for copyright infringement after the company used his Oscar-winning song “lose Yourself” in its commercial advertisement.  In addition to the alleged unlicensed use of the song, Joel Martin, a spokesperson for Eminem’s company Eight Mile Style, said,  "We believe Audi not only used "Lose Yourself" to sell their product without permission, but their spot actually feels inspired by elements of Chrysler's commercial campaign.”

 

Top 10 Copyright Infringement News Stories of 2011 | Copyright Laywer

January brought more seizures by ICE and copyright infringement lawsuits by media giants. Here are the top 10 copyright lawyer stories of January 2011:

1. Justin.tv sued for copyright infringement. Copyright gorilla Zuffa, LLC, owner of Ultimate Fighting Championship, has sued video streaming website Justin.tv for failing to adequately implement measures to prohibit users from streaming copyrighted materials over the service. Though the DMCA typically shields service providers like Justin.tv from these types of lawsuits, Zuffa's copyright lawyer argues that Justin.tv does not do enough to prohibit copyright infringement.

Copyright Law Firms Blog | MPAA Suges Hotfile.com for Copyright Infringement

Copyright Litigation & Law Firms Update:

Hotfile.com is being sued by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for copyright infringement.  MPAA alleges that hotfile.com has been encouraging its users to upload and share copyrighted material, namely copyrighted movies.  MPAA claims profiting from the collection of membership fees and rewarding members for uploading copyright-protected material.  DMCA's Safe Harbor provisions protect service providers from being held liable for content uploaded by its users. However, MPAA is claiming that Hotfile has had knowledge of the copyright infringement. 

The alleged charges in MPAA's complaint include inducement of infringement, contributory infringement, and vicarious infringement. 

Related Story:

MPAA sues Hotfile for "staggering" copyright infringement, Ars Technica

Adult Copyright Company Sues BitTorrent Users | Copyright Litigation Attorney Blog

Anandtech reports that Adult Copyright Company, through its attorney Kenneth J. Ford, has sued 9,729 Bittorrent users for copyright infringement.  Like Copyright Enforcement Group and US Copyright Group before it, Adult Copyright Company is a content monitoring company that tracks the distribution of copyright protected adult movies over peer to peer networks.  Kenneth J. Ford, copyright litigation attorney for the content creators that have employed Adult Copyright Company, has sued over 17,000 file sharers in under two weeks.

Copyright Law Update: Music Copyright Infringement Case on Petition to U.S. Supreme Court

Copyright Infringement Cases:  Music Copyright Infringement to address "Innocent Infringement" defense in music downloading case. 

Attorney Kiwi Camara discusses the petition in front of the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Maverick Recording Co. v. Whitney Harper case which involves the downloading and sharing of music online.  The question before the supreme court is whether or not people who download music can be innocent infringers. 

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ANNOUNCER:  Announcer:  Welcome to Copyright Law Radio sponsored by Traverse Copyright Law, internet lawyers specializing in copyright infringement cases, copyright licensing and copyright registration.  Now here’s your host, Damien Allen.

DAMIEN ALLEN:  Good afternoon and welcome to Copyright Law Radio.  My name is Damien Allen, and joining me on the phone today is Kiwi Camara of Camara & Sibley, LLC.  Good afternoon Kiwi, welcome to the program.

KIWI CAMARA:  Hi.  Thanks very much for having me.