In follow up to my previous post:
The US ‘director’ who had included one of my photos, against my permission, hadn’t just put them on YouTube, but iTunes, mySpace, blip.tv, vodpod.com, Facebook, and LiveLeak.com!
Every one of those websites has now thankfully removed the video in question (if you see it anywhere else, please do let me know).
Thankfully the ‘director’ has now also realised he was in the wrong (at least with my image), and has re-edited the video to miss out my image and a few others images by the looks of things.
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Other breaches of copyright on their own website:
In relation to the magazine wrongfully using my images on their website, without my permission:
The court hearing was yesterday, and in summary; their counter-claim was dismissed, and my claim was upheld in full.
This was on the basis of restrictive use of each image was clearly outlined prior to use, that the charges for unauthorised use were clearly published and referenced in the supply communications prior to use, and the invoice for unauthorised use was therefore completely valid.
The defendant has now therefore been ordered to pay the original invoice (£1,500+VAT for 3 images), plus interest, plus compensation, plus the legal and other costs incurred. (A total charge that is now nearly twice the price of what they could have paid, if paid promptly. Which of course is also significantly more than if they’d simply paid for and been granted permission in the first place!)
So if anyone reading this is thinking of using any images by Jason Parlour Photography without my written permission (and without paying the fee to do so), please do think again. I do take action, all the way to court.