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Originally Posted by cromag
But this poses an interesting problem. If someone using your name sold the rights to one of your stories ... how would you prove that it was your story, and that you are you?
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Not a new problem. How do you know that person offering you Brooklyn Bridge really owns it? How do you get permission to drill for oil on Jed Clampet's land?
What stops me from calling the phone company and having your phone disconnected? (there's a fun story behind that one....)
The owner of this web site in this case might actually have some sort of good faith argument that he believed he had permission to post the video.
You can CERTAINLY prove you are you if need be, and if someone were to SELL the right to one of your stories, the BUYER better be able to show due diligence in knowing where his money was going, who was signing the contract and that he was not buying hot property. The bad kind of hot, not the good kind. Otherwise, easy-peasy lawsuit victory for you.