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Originally Posted by hotrod4x5
Brian the defendants didn't even bother to show up to contest the case. I'm not a lawyer, but I would hope that removes the right to appeal.
Collecting is another issue, no doubt. They'll probably file bankruptcy.
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Originally Posted by brian.austin
No, it doesn't remove that right but it makes it much harder to get one through.
Bankruptcy doesn't always exempt one from court ordered awards. It might reduce it, however.
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The failure of the defendants to even respond could be looked at by the appeals court as a blatant disregard for the copyright law and the legal process and could end up hurting them even more. Kind of a thumbing their noses at the law!
One would assume this company had business insurance which would give the plaintiff another avenue to recover the award. Bankruptcy is such a nasty thing when they use it to avoid paying for their law breaking.
This had to have went on for over several months before it finally got to court. I know in my copyright case it took 2 years before they settled.
Great news for photographers as this case can be used to help other photographers.
