$12 million awarded in recent copyright infringement case
 

Haven't seen this posted to GFY yet...

http://www.photoattorney.com/2008/06...n-verdict.html

Jun 21, 2008
Photographer Gets $12 Million Verdict!!!

Liz Ordonez-Dawes, an accomplished architectural and interior design photographer, recently was awarded more than $12 million dollars for copyright infringement of seven photographs. In brief, the court found that the defendants distributed Ms. Ordonez-Dawes' photos of high-end houses to various third parties for advertisements to sell the houses without authority and with knowledge that such act constituted copyright infringement. The court's Order provides some background of the case as well as the calculation of damages.

How could seven photos of some houses be worth $12 million? Hell, I don't think I could get that much for a set of photos of Miz Clinton felching a donkey. And that's serious blackmail material.

Edit: Well, maybe I could.

My guess is the plaintiff went for an outlandish amount and the court awarded the full amount when the defendant failed to show up.

I'd be very surprised if the photographer sees even a fraction of that award, tho.

it was default judgement thats why it was so much....

the plantiff asked for a crazy amount and got it because the defendent failed to respond..


this lady wont see a dime of that money....

:2 cents:

Well, maybe she can roll up to McDonald's and when they expect her to pay she can drop a middle school line like "Well so and so owes me $12 mil so get it from them, thanks."

That story is pretty fucked up.

"In sum, the court found that the sales of the multi-million dollar houses were the "gross revenue" from the infringement."