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Originally posted by Sly_RJ
Um... wow.
I have a strong feeling this will get even uglier.
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Id rather not see it turn ugly or uglier.
I have plenty of info, facts, conversations... icq history, everything to back me up. I wont go into any of that but it goes MUCH DEEPER.
People have been emailing me info on laws about this and all I can say is this:
Donny mentioned this guy thinking he had "exclusive rights" well, designers retain FEDERAL COPYRIGHTS to all work unless explicity stated in an Exclusive COntract. Also what that law states is that, unless you have exclusive contract for the design, you do not even have the authority or legal right to have it copied in any way.
technically, the design is mine unless stated otherwise in a contract, we have no contract, the work is mine and no one but me, and me alone has the rights to allow someone to copy it.
Its basically as simple as that.
I dont want to see this get any more nasty than it has to. I only want what I deserve. Compensation and the respect I am owed for my work.
Damages can be awarded anywhere from $700 to 30,000 per infringement. I do not want to see it get nasty, but I have complete faith I am right, and should not have had to deal with this.