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Originally Posted by SleazyDream
copywright theft
you charge for licence to use content - if they didn't pay licence - they is theft that is suable in small claims court.
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while it would be easy to get jurisdiction in your own town for small claims court, the problem is just that , "small claims".
copyright infringement goes up to $150,000 per infraction. each download of a video counts as 1 strike, so you can see how the dollar amount can be much higher than the cap of small claims court.
i know it varies from state to state, but one state i was in it was like $3500 when i looked into it.
you need to get your content copyrighted. it doesn't cost much, and you can do it on a monthly basis as you create the content.
if you don't get a copyright, you have a whole lot harder time of proving copyright infringement.
Fight the big claims court!
ps. once you have copyrighted material being stolen, and you have sent DMCA request, and they haven't taken it down (in a "reasonable period of time", like 48 hours), then you have a potential case.
there are some attorneys who might take the case on contingency if you have a solid case.
to be in this game, you have to first have your stuff documented with copyright. if you don't have that, your back to playing putt putt instead of up at bat.