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Old 01-22-2012, 04:47 PM  
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Originally Posted by kane View Post
In most cases you are correct, but you can never be 100% sure when it comes to the courts. People typically settle out of court for one of four reasons. Either they are guilty and they know it so it will be cheaper/safer/easier to settle be done with it; they don't want the publicity of a case so they settle quietly; The cost of fighting even if they are innocent is more than paying a settlement; they settle because you can never be exactly sure how the court will rule so you minimize your exposure to potential damages.

My point with this is that if a person did their job correctly and truly believed they were in the right, but still lost their case that shouldn't be considered a bogus claim.
But if he is using your material without a license you don't even need a lawyer. It's ridiculously easy to prove that he does not have a payed for license to use your stuff. I just don't see how this could be more than 5 min in court. Either he has a contract that permits him use of your material or he does not. Super simple.
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