ASMP: Copyright Application Tutorial

Enforcing your rights - What to do if you've been infringed...

In a perfect world, if you found someone using your image without your permission, you would send him a bill for use without your permission, he would pay you and you would be done with it. If he didn’t pay, you could threaten to sue, and he would quickly realize that the cost to go through the process was too much to bear, so he would settle with you and you receive a check. In the real world, however, some people just ignore your rights and threats, and you have to make a decision on what to do next.

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