Copyright Infringement Destroys Lives
There’s a single mom with four kids who just got nailed for $1.5 million for songs she illegally downloaded online. As an Internet marketer, I’m appalled. As a Web lawyer, I know that’s the law at work (fair or not) and it’s best to recognize instead of fight reality.
The music industry is “only” going to get $62,500 per song she downloaded (actually, jack squat because she doesn’t have it). Under copyright laws, they could have been awarded up to a 150,000 per song.
This woman’s life has been ruined. She’s been dragged through the court system and will probably end up in bankruptcy because of copyright infringement.
Do You Have The Bucks to Pay For Copyright Infringement?
What would you do in her shoes?
As a website owner, how do you handle claims of copyright infringement? Got that type of moolah sitting in your spare change jar?
Reduce Your Copyright Infringement Liability Exposure
Long before the Internet existed, Benjamin Franklin talked about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure. That’s true today. Protect yourself so you’re not worrying after-the-fact about how much you owe and whether you can afford the damages for copyright infringement.
To your online success!
-Mike the Web lawyer
P.S. If you can’t afford to pay thousands to an Internet lawyer, Website Legal Forms Generator Gold software is an affordable way to reduce your potential liability, including a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice and a special report on how to designate a copyright agent for your website. Don’t take copyright infringement risks lightly because you can’t afford to.
Death of Internet Civility Changes Blog Rules
Although I’m a big fan of free speech as a Web lawyer, there are some limitations.
Unfortunately, some of the fruits and nuts inhabiting cyberspace have decided that it’s perfectly okay to show up at this blog to personally attack me, clients, and friends with name-calling plus false and defamatory accusations.
Because Internet anonymity brings out the worst in some people, it’s now time to change the rules a bit.
Web Lawyer Blog Comment Moderation
All comments will be reviewed by a blog administrator before being posted.
New Web Lawyer Comment Guidelines
Simple new comment guidelines have been put into place.
Please continue to contribute your thoughts on blog posts.
Thank you for understanding why these changes have been put into place. It’s a shame that a few crazies made this necessary.
To your online success!
-Mike the Web lawyer