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As a photographer, my images are protected by copy-write laws. They have been used illegally many times. Unfortunately, in most countries, taking it to court would only net me the loss of income from selling the work as it was being used in the first place, and usually not even cover my legal costs. (That is to say, if a small travel agent used one of my photos on their wall, I'd only be able to get the money that I would normally charge for license to use my image in that way. If it were used by a large international magazine as its cover, I would be entitled to the fee I normally charge for that sort of usage. While the courts in the US often do award damages for theft of intellectual property, many other countries do not. And unfortunately, no large international magazines have stolen any of my images for their covers...
Stitchawl
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