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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 481352" data-attributes="member: 12496">IANAL, but you need a lawyer. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Certainly you need to read the basics at&nbsp; <a href="http://www.copyright.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Copyright Office</a>They have FAQ there.Sounds like you own the copyright, but might not have the right to sue.Is your work registered?&nbsp; (formally applied for registered copyright?&nbsp; It is easy and inexpensive)If not, then it's a your word vs his word, and the courts will not consider it.&nbsp; It has to be be registered to go to court and expect to win damages and lawyers fees, etc.&nbsp; Registration is the absolute hard evidence that the copyright is yours.&nbsp; Read the FAQ.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 481352, member: 12496"] IANAL, but you need a lawyer. :) Certainly you need to read the basics at [url=http://www.copyright.gov/]U.S. Copyright Office[/url] They have FAQ there. Sounds like you own the copyright, but might not have the right to sue. Is your work registered? (formally applied for registered copyright? It is easy and inexpensive) If not, then it's a your word vs his word, and the courts will not consider it. It has to be be registered to go to court and expect to win damages and lawyers fees, etc. Registration is the absolute hard evidence that the copyright is yours. Read the FAQ. [/QUOTE]

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