What the ???!!!
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What the ???!!!
Guys - was just googling looking to see if I could find those side skirts to completement my front RLM bumper and SURPRISE!!!!!!!! This guy http://www.andysautosport.com/nissan/2004_9999_maxima/ is using a pic of my whip on their website w/o my permission!! WTF!!!?? Shouldn't I be getting some sort of royalties? 
Monday I am calling one those famous attorneys and suing his A$$..... and I will take my case all the way to the Supreme Court if I have to
Monday I am calling one those famous attorneys and suing his A$$..... and I will take my case all the way to the Supreme Court if I have to
Last edited by larsim; Mar 22, 2008 at 12:48 PM.
did you have the pictures copy protected or did you mention any disclaimers about not using your pictures without permission?
1. hes not selling your car
2. hes not selling any parts off your car
All a lawyer will do is write or call the owner of that website and ask him/her to remove that picture of your car.
Then the lawyer will charge you an arm and 2 fingers for lawyer fees.
1. hes not selling your car
2. hes not selling any parts off your car
All a lawyer will do is write or call the owner of that website and ask him/her to remove that picture of your car.
Then the lawyer will charge you an arm and 2 fingers for lawyer fees.
Me = semi drunk,
yes it sucks...but he isnt breaking any law. he is using a picture that isnt protected that YOU decided to put on the internet. he is breaking "man law" by not asking permission...but he isnt breaking a US law
I've had it done three times on ebaY.
I took it as a compliment...
Im sure they'd remove it if you asked.
You should call and ask them a bunch of questions about "that Max" and see what they say. Don't say it's yours at first.
I took it as a compliment...
Im sure they'd remove it if you asked.
You should call and ask them a bunch of questions about "that Max" and see what they say. Don't say it's yours at first.
I've seen my car on some site before as well. At first you are like WTF but it's actually pretty cool. I've asked those companies to hook me up with a discount or something and they usually do...
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Well - as one can imagine this event has caused tremendous pain and agony for me and my family. I feel that the bond and trust between the world wide web and me has been broken beyond repair. I no longer feel any pleasure logging into this forum nor surfing the "NET". I am seeing a physicologyst on Monday for what seems to be permanent/irreversible emotional distress due to this unimaginable and uncalled for event.
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Dude - one of us is going to have to move out of FL. Let's flip a coin!
Have you seen this?: http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/
You must have installed the RLM bumper recently right? Cause I remember seeing a pic of your car a couple of months back with the stock bumper.
Did you install anything else? Got more pics?
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Wink. I'll do the rest.
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From: Coral Springs, FL
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From: Coral Springs, FL
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
Deus - you are an attorney aren't you? Wanna help us on this massive case of breach of privacy?
Ahhh - damm!!!
Dude - one of us is going to have to move out of FL. Let's flip a coin!
Have you seen this?: http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/
You must have installed the RLM bumper recently right? Cause I remember seeing a pic of your car a couple of months back with the stock bumper.
Did you install anything else? Got more pics?
Dude - one of us is going to have to move out of FL. Let's flip a coin!
Have you seen this?: http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/
You must have installed the RLM bumper recently right? Cause I remember seeing a pic of your car a couple of months back with the stock bumper.
Did you install anything else? Got more pics?
oh hellz nawzz that Ni" stole my wheelz !
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Not only would you have to prove the emotional distress to a judge or if you/he requested a jury you would have to prove it to a judge.
he is committing a tort only if you are in extreme emotional distress over his use of it, or that picture represents a company that you own(so he would there fore be taking your business). and there are prob some others.
Not only would you have to prove the emotional distress to a judge or if you/he requested a jury you would have to prove it to a judge.
Not only would you have to prove the emotional distress to a judge or if you/he requested a jury you would have to prove it to a judge.
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Guys - was just googling looking to see if I could find those side skirts to completement my front RLM bumper and SURPRISE!!!!!!!! This guy http://www.andysautosport.com/nissan/2004_9999_maxima/ is using a pic of my whip on their website w/o my permission!! WTF!!!?? Shouldn't I be getting some sort of royalties? Monday I am calling one those famous attorneys and suing his A$$..... and I will take my case all the way to the Supreme Court if I have to
Monday I am calling one those famous attorneys and suing his A$$..... and I will take my case all the way to the Supreme Court if I have to
You're talking about the right of publicity. But I believe that there are usually no damages awarded in these cases unless there is something like lost business or lost potential business, or lost value to your name which you essentially sell by doing endorsements, etc. So if it is just your picture of your car than sure it's your property, but what are your monetary damages? I think the most you could get in court would be an injunction against the person telling them they can't use your picture. But you probably wouldn't get any money so it would be really expensive for nothing.
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orly ? its not his its yours
orly ? its not his its yours
1) "If it doesn't have a copyright notice, it's not copyrighted."
This was true in the past, but today almost all major nations follow the Berne copyright convention. For example, in the USA, almost everything created privately and originally after April 1, 1989 is copyrighted and protected whether it has a notice or not. The default you should assume for other people's works is that they are copyrighted and may not be copied unless you know otherwise. There are some old works that lost protection without notice, but frankly you should not risk it unless you know for sure.
as far as i know, any pictures you take are copyright protected.
you cannot legally use it, but as many others have stated,
there really aren't any damages done...
