T-shirt company used my content

[superscribe]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California

A company selling T-shirts with humorous content from a website mentions on the site that they 'lifted' the material from me (an article I wrote). I'm not sure if the line of shirts is current or discontinued. Am I entitled to royalties, commission, fee, and how do I proceed?

[racer72]

Sue the bad guys for your losses.

[superscribe]

Well, I don't have losses per se. Just don't have money that I'm potentially entitled to. They freely acknowledge me on the website, so I tend to think they're not 'bad guys' - so am wondering if there's a less heavy-handed approach - at least initially. thanks.
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[The Occultist]

Well, you can start off small with a friendly email: "Hey, I think you stole my IP, so pay up."

If that doesn't work, draft a legal letter (you'll want the aid of an attorney in writing this).

If that doesn't work, sue for the amount you feel you're entitled to.

Out of curiosity, what was the context of whatever was stolen from you?

[superscribe]

I had written a humor column in conjunction with some super-hero movie release about super-powers we could use to deal with everyday life, and the company put these on their shirts. this might be case of other minds having the same idea, except that they acknowledge on their site that they got it from me.

stan sinberg

[debtcollector`]

I had written a humor column in conjunction with some super-hero movie release about super-powers we could use to deal with everyday life, and the company put these on their shirts. this might be case of other minds having the same idea, except that they acknowledge on their site that they got it from me.

stan sinberg

take a screen shot before you contact anybody