Fort Lauderdale Sports, IP & Entertainment Law Attorneys | Heitner Legal
Have you received an email from Jason A. Fischer or another lawyer on behalf of Dreamstime.com, LLC where it states that the person emailing you is named “Dreamstime Infringements?” If so, then you are not alone. We have been forwarded this type of correspondence from the law firm of Bryn & Associates, P.A., which tends to […]
Have you received a demand letter from a law firm that represents Prepared Food Photos, Inc. f/k/a Adlife Marketing & Communications Co., Inc. or received a Summons and Complaint concerning a lawsuit that has been filed against you by Prepared Food Photos? If so, then you are not alone. We have been forwarded numerous emails […]
Have you received a demand letter or email from ImageRights claiming that you have used an unlicensed image from a company or an individual photographer? If so, then you are among many who have received such correspondence. We have had many clients send us these letters and emails from ImageRights International for review, with ImageRights […]
Have you received a demand letter from a law firm that represents Affordable Aerial Photography, Inc. or received a Summons and Complaint concerning a lawsuit that has been filed against you by Affordable Aerial Photography? If so, then you are not alone. We have been forwarded numerous emails and other written correspondence from law firms representing […]
Have you received a demand letter from the CopyCat Legal law firm based in Coral Springs, Florida? If so, then you are not alone. We have been forwarded emails, letters, and drafts of complaints, as well as other written correspondence from lawyers Daniel DeSouza, Esq. and James D’Loughy, Esq. at CopyCat Legal, demanding very large sums […]
Have you received a demand letter from PicRights claiming that you have used an unlicensed image from a company such as Reuters News & Media Inc.? If so, then you are among many who have received such a letter. We have had many clients send us these letters from PicRights for review, with PicRights making […]
Have you been sued by or been threatened with being sued by Strike 3 Holdings, LLC? If so, then you are not alone. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC, which has gained a reputation as being a “copyright troll” due to the number of copyright infringement disputes it is involved in, is an adult film producer for […]
The Copyright Act allows the owner of an infringed copyright to recover statutory damages, when there is an innocent infringement, in a sum of between $750 and $30,000. When the infringement is willful, the statutory damages can reach as high as $150,000 per infringement. The Lanham Act allows the owner of an infringed trademark registration […]
Last updated: April 14, 2025 Have you received a copyright infringement demand letter from the Law Firm of Higbee & Associates? If so, you are not alone. Our firm has been forwarded numerous emails and written correspondence from this law firm, demanding substantial settlement payments in exchange for a release of claims related to allegations of […]
We have recently gone over the test for attorney’s fees in copyright infringement cases. As a refresher, under 17 U.S. Code § 505 the prevailing party in a copyright infringement case may be entitled to an award of its reasonable attorney’s fees, and the court will look at relevant factors such as: (1) whether the claim was frivolous; (2) the party’s motivation; […]
Jack Black and Tony Hawk are among the defendants in a new copyright infringement, unjust enrichment, and unfair competition lawsuit initiated by a California man named Wesley Humpston. The Complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California is based on Humpston, who has apparently earned the reputation as “The Godfather […]
Under 17 U.S. Code § 505 the prevailing party in a copyright infringement case may be entitled to an award of its reasonable attorney’s fees. It is not an absolute right but, instead, the court must make a case-by-case assessment and look at various relevant factors such as: (1) whether the claim was frivolous; (2) the party’s motivation; (3) […]