CAlifornia - India Copyright law - web site

[ravetildon]

What is the name of your state? CA

I have purchased written articles by a company/individual in India to put on my web site. They are supposed to be original works.

I am now finding out that some of them are not original. I do not know how many are and how many are not.

The ones that I know are not original I have taken them off my web site.

What rights do I have against this company in India. They will not give me the substantial money I have paid (by wire) them back.

How do you Sue someone in India? Can you?

What legal ramifications do I have for keeping the other articles on my site? As far as I know the other stuff is written by the Indian company.

 

[divgradcurl]

What is the name of your state? CA

I have purchased written articles by a company/individual in India to put on my web site. They are supposed to be original works.

I am now finding out that some of them are not original. I do not know how many are and how many are not.

The ones that I know are not original I have taken them off my web site.

What rights do I have against this company in India. They will not give me the substantial money I have paid (by wire) them back.

How do you Sue someone in India? Can you?

What legal ramifications do I have for keeping the other articles on my site? As far as I know the other stuff is written by the Indian company.

Yes, you can sue someone in India -- but you have to travel to India to do it, and you'll need to hire an Indian lawyer and sue them under Indian law.

 

[ravetildon]

err

Can't I jsut hire an attorney form India and let them deal with it.

 

[divgradcurl]

Can't I jsut hire an attorney form India and let them deal with it.

Maybe -- but that will depend on the rules in India. Contact an Indian lawyer, that's your first step anyway, and see what they tell you.

India's legal system is based on that of the UK, so more than likely, if you actually sue, you will need to be present for at least the trial, and maybe pretrial discovery as well. But you should be able to at least get started from here.