Recent content by billyh42

Sending a CD to yourself isn't really of any use as anyone could send a CD to themself with the relevant image on it. This method of "copyright protection" used to be used by songwriters in the olden days when they would send a recording to themselves to protect against someone plagiarizing...

This case is not "copyright infringement" however! This is a case of "theft". Copyright Infringement is usually where someone's "intellectual property" is being abused - like selling counterfeit goods or using a company logo without permission. The Small Court Claim will be based on the...

It doesn't matter who took the image, whether they are amateur or professional or even whether it was taken deliberately or by accident - it's still worth the same amount of money! It's only through hearing of others being made to pay after this sort of theft that those considering it will...

That rate is the suggested "minimum"! You can also claim interest on these charges from the date that the image was first used. The Small Claims Courts are very much aware of digital image theft and have handled loads of these cases now. The reason that the small claims court works so well is...

Hopefully your original image will still have the EXIF information attached and you will also have other similar images taken at the same time which will identify the image with yourself. It is very rare that someone will argue the case unless they have more money than sense. 50 Quid is not...

This is the biggest problem with RAW files! RAW is NOT a standard file format, in that, Nikon RAW is not the same as Canon RAW, which is not the same as Minolta RAW etc. Even RAW files from the same manufacturer are not necessarily the same as the information contained within the RAW file...