Image Copyright Infringement in India. Can he sue me?

Everything happens for the first time. .

How much is this person asking for?

 

Like I said, don't take my word for it. I was just assuming he was a "normal" person who would just cut his losses and move on.

 

Just change your servers from US to any other offshore host. Nothing is called copyright in offshore hosters.

You removed the picture ? Thats good. Just ignore that stupid from UK and continue your work. He just wants to make a quick buck with you.

Don't reply him and just go with your life.
I am sure he can't do anything once the content is removed. The only thing he could possibly do is to report to your host and they are not going to care about it if it is removed so no worries.

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just got a great idea. Try not uploading the image to your server but juz inserting the image with it's own source code. <img src=""> It should do the work as you are not copying his work and the image is still on owners server

 

i know this is slightly unrealated, but a while back, i nudged into a car in my neighbourhood, it was very dodgy the way the entire thing worked out, and what I was advised to do was not to hand over cash, not without legal documents, receipts and so on (in fact they refused to let me meet the car owner, nor was I able to know if the owner was an adult or not, neither did they produce any evidence they were actually legally able to make an agreement or speak on behalf of the owner, and neither did they explain why the car was parked so dangerously in the first place.) Had I given out the cash, no doubt, the agreement would not have been legally binding (especially if the car was owned by someones parents)

and this is what it comes down to. If you make an agreement, who is to verify this guy is exactly who he says he is? Or that they are of a legal age to make agreements with? What if the copywrite is owned by someone in his family, and he is demanding cash, what then is there to prevent the actual legal owner demanding compensation?

I very much doubt that they are entitled to compensation. However, it might be an idea to find someone local to give you accurate advice, and tell this guy to send all correspondence to your legal team. your legal team should even be able to handle payment ( if need be) so you never have to deal with this guy again.

One thing that you can do, is google search for the message that he has sent to you. I was shocked at how often these scams are around, there are people that spam out infringement notices, and for most they are word for word to other emails. The thing is that we all know to ignore mail from nigerian princes, but when it comes to fake infringement notices, my heart tends to skip a beat.

The last time I had one, I did delete it, but my reason was that it arrived days after a warning thread had appeared on WHT forums, and it was nearly word for word. (mind you it did help that all content on that site was legit, and or had approval from content owners) so I knew without a doubt that it was a scam email.

 

Hope that he will move on.

Yes i removed the image at the very moment. He said he has a screenshot of the page and has a proof that i was using his image.
Offshore hosting also has copyrights i guess.
I don't think using an image, source of which is on owner's servers, will not be an infringement. it still will be an infringement as one will be using it.

Yes you are absolutely right. One cannot know for sure whether the image is owned by one who is asking for compensation. It can only be verified if one will ask for all copyright documents, proof.

 

Your post is a good reminder why people do not seek legal counsel from 14 year old kids.

 

dude, i think you will find that he is 14 and a half.

 

Some offshore hosts have copyrights. Some don't. If they allow warez, then they do allow everything.

i am not sure about using the source code. but i think it may work.

I am the leader of one org, fully illegal org and i think i can't post the links here, but add /tutofsag behunf a fb link and i think your post is rude

turning 15 in 3 months or less.

 

He's not going to sue you. Do you really think he'll go to the expense and trouble of finding an Indian solicitor and taking action in an Indian court? You've got to get real.

OK, you made a mistake. You rectified it immediately. Theoretically he can charge you for using his image, but for him to enforce that will cost a lot more than he is ever likely to receive if he did take court action.

Don't lose sleep over it. He's angry (I would be too) but he's not going to sue. Don't offer anything in return or else you are admitting your guilt and you're admitting that you owe him something. You've removed the image, you don't need to do anything else. Drop it and don't communicate with him.

 

Thank you for your valuable opinion. I think i will have a good sleep tonight.