Heitner Legal
As you may already know, Heitner Legal is one of the most well-known law firms (for good reasons) when it comes to defending against copyright infringement claims. We are contacted almost daily to defend against claims and lawsuits brought by all of the popular plaintiff copyright firms, including but not limited to Doniger / Burroughs, […]
If you’re reading this, then it is likely that you have received a demand to cease and desist violations of copyright laws with a threat that action will be taken pursuant to 17 USC 501 based on allegations of copyright infringement. The letter, likely signed by Stephen M. Doniger, Esq. begins by identifying the Doniger / Burroughs Law […]
Have you received a demand and notice of litigation from Richard Garbarini and/or his law firm GARBARINI FITZGERALD P.C.? If so, you are one of many who may be surprised to see in all caps and bold letters that you were sent a notice of litigation, demand to cease and desists, and demand to preserve […]
Have you had the unfortunate experience of receiving an email from Mariel Murphy or someone else at Kushnirsky Gerber PLLC with an attached letter sent on behalf of the law firm’s clients who are often in the photography industry? These emails are commonly sent by plaintiff copyright lawyers such as Kushnirsky Gerber in an effort to […]
If you are here, then you have probably received an email and demand letter from Copytrack, a company that has been around since 2015 and boasts that it has been involved in enforcing over 200,000 cases of image theft to date. And if you are here, then you are not the first person to reach […]
Have you received a demand letter from David C. Deal who says he focuses on photographic copyright law? If so, then you are not alone. We have been forwarded emails, letters, and drafts of complaints, as well as other written correspondence from lawyer David C. Deal and Taylor B. Parsons at The Law Office of David […]
Have you received a demand letter from Aird Berlis with the subject line claiming that you have committed an infringement of certain copyrighted works? Perhaps it is on behalf of Design Pics Inc. or another one of Aird Berlis’ clients. More likely than not, was sent by lawyer Kenneth R. Clark and it comes across […]
Have you received a demand letter, phrased as an “FRE 408 Settlement Communication,” from Karim A. Abdulla and/or his law firm Finnerty Osterreicher & Abdulla? If so, then you are certainly not alone. Abdulla and his law firm have become active in representing plaintiffs with alleged copyright infringement cases, many of which actually arose based […]
Have you received a demand letter from Global Rights Control? If so, then join the party. We have been forwarded many emails originating from Global Rights Control, and often from Ariel Lavia Gold, demanding large amounts of money if recipients want to be released from any and all claims connected to allegations of copyright infringement. […]
If you are the holder of a copyright registration and you happened to make an inadvertent error when submitting your copyright application, then you may not be out of luck. That is because the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that an inadvertent legal error committed by a non-lawyer cannot be used to eradicate the validity […]