Hoax Clearing Center

Sent via email to lapor@turnbackhoax.id on February 20, 2024
Authorization request / Unauthorized image use - Case no: 82B626
Dear turnbackhoax,
We, COPYTRACK, are writing to you on behalf of our client sgmacro, whose license and image rights, limited to the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, we are here to protect - abroad this is done by our local lawyer partners. Our customer has informed us that turnbackhoax is likely using an image without permission and has exclusively commissioned us with the clarification, administration of the image rights and, if necessary, the enforcement of any rights infringement. Images are protected by copyright law and infringements are actionable under national and international law. Please see the attachment below for details.

On behalf of our client, we must first determine if you have a valid license to use the images in question. If you have a valid license to use these images, please reply to this email and include proof of purchase and any other license information.

Please respond to this letter no later than February 27, 2024.

If this is not the case, your use of the image material most likely constitutes a rights infringement on the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany - abroad, our local lawyer partners will check this - and you would then be legally obligated to compensate our customer for the damage caused by this rights infringement.
Rights holder
sgmacro
Image found on
https://turnbackhoax.id/2021/11/30/salah-foto-laba-laba-yang-sangat-berbisa-di-pantai/
Online Since
November 30, 2021

3 steps to solving your case¶

In order to resolve this case amicably with you, we request your cooperation. Please complete the following steps to close this case: Check Review the evidence on this case by going to https://portal.copytrack.com and entering CASE ID 82B626 Proof Show us proof of your license by uploading it, and if it is valid, we will close your case immediately; If you do not have a valid license: Compensation / License You now have the following 2 options: Option 1: Purchase of a subsequent image license (includes past and future use for one year after purchase). Option 2: Compensation (includes the previous use and requires the immediate deletion of the image).
Image license (valid for 1 year from date of purchase)
293.29 €
Compensation costs (past usage)
260.00 €
Payment is due by
March 13, 2024
Payments for both options can be made securely online at * https://portal.copytrack.com * by entering CASE ID 82B626.

We accept PayPal, credit card and bank transfer.

We calculate these fees based on our client's license history, as well as the duration of use and type of rights infringement. Failure to provide a proof or pay for a valid license may result in your case being referred to our partner attorney and significantly higher additional fees.

To avoid further action, including legal action, provide proof of a valid license by February 27, 2024, or acquire it by making payment in our online portal.
Sincerely yours,
Marcus Schmitt
(CEO)

REMARK FROM OUR LEGAL PARTNERS IN THE US - APPLYING TO UNITED STATES CLAIMS ONLY¶

This case will not go away if you ignore it. Rather, it will escalate to litigation in which our partner lawyers may seek either our client’s lost licensing fee plus your profits from the Offending Use(s) (see 17 U.S.C. § 504), or statutory damages in an amount up to $150,000.00 in connection with the infringement at issue, as well as costs and attorney fees, assuming timely registration. Id at § 505. Moreover, 17 U.S.C. §1203(c)(3) permits our client to “recover an award of statutory damages for each violation of Section 1202 in the sum of not less than $2,500 or more than $25,000.” And under the relevant authorities, each copy or reproduction would be a separate violation. Our client will seek such damages through litigation should this matter not be appropriately resolved.

Please carefully consider this letter and the attached evidence and provide them to your insurance carrier and/or your attorneys. We look forward to a prompt response. We reserve the right to take any steps we deem necessary to protect our client’s rights. If we do not receive a response from you by the date stated, we will assume that you are not amenable to resolving this amicably and proceed accordingly.

About Copytrack¶

Since 2015, Copytrack has been helping creatives and brands protect their copyrighted images. As one of the leading digital licensing and copyright agents in the world, we have helped manage, license, and enforce over 200.000 cases of image theft. Though most cases settle peacefully, we reserve the right to proceed legally where necessary through our global network of partner law firms in order to protect the intellectual property of our customers.

Summary - Unauthorized use of the image – Case ID: 82B626¶

For the full report, visit https://portal.copytrack.com and enter this CASE-ID 82B626.
Rights holder
sgmacro
Image used

Image found on
https://turnbackhoax.id/2021/11/30/salah-foto-laba-laba-yang-sangat-berbisa-di-pantai/
Online Since
November 30, 2021
Image license (valid for 1 year from date of purchase)
278.20 €
Compensation costs (past usage)
260.00 €
Payment is due by
March 13, 2024

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