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Washington
So I am wondering what course of action i should take against the band Sugarland. I made a piece of artwork which is displayed online when i was 16, sugarland took the photo, used it in their concerts, website, videos...they also changed the color of it in some of their preformances. Isn't that like plagerisim? The art piece has a soft copyright (not through the US copyright office) through the website i posted it. I talked to a lawyer who basically said "i deserve some sort of compensation" I emailed sugarland and am waiting for a response back. I would like to do this without lawyers, but i might have to get one. It should be also known that they have been using it for 2 years in their shows.
So my questions are these: How much should i ask for using my work in over 100 shows, as well as online use? Am I in the right even though it is not copyrighted through the US copyright office? What kind of laws are in place to support me? And.. Would changing an image to their desired color constitute plagerism? If not then what?
My image- Broken Heart by ~Tortured-Raven on deviantART
How they used it- Photo : Sugarland
Washington
So I am wondering what course of action i should take against the band Sugarland. I made a piece of artwork which is displayed online when i was 16, sugarland took the photo, used it in their concerts, website, videos...they also changed the color of it in some of their preformances. Isn't that like plagerisim? The art piece has a soft copyright (not through the US copyright office) through the website i posted it. I talked to a lawyer who basically said "i deserve some sort of compensation" I emailed sugarland and am waiting for a response back. I would like to do this without lawyers, but i might have to get one. It should be also known that they have been using it for 2 years in their shows.
So my questions are these: How much should i ask for using my work in over 100 shows, as well as online use? Am I in the right even though it is not copyrighted through the US copyright office? What kind of laws are in place to support me? And.. Would changing an image to their desired color constitute plagerism? If not then what?
My image- Broken Heart by ~Tortured-Raven on deviantART
How they used it- Photo : Sugarland
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