Keys Corner

Last week we had a bill from a company for over 1500 Euro for the use of a small (approx. 120×80 pixel) image that they claim they own the copyright for. We’ve engaged a lawyer specialized on IP (intellectual property) rights to defend our corner. IP disputes are NOT covered by legal insurance (Rechtsschutzversicherung) in Germany, by the way. No insurance company will cover it because of the potential size of the risk.

The use of the picture was not on this site, but I’ve taken the invoice as a sign that I need to be more careful than I have been about using images from, for example, news sites when I link to a story that I comment on here. I can’t afford unsolicited 4-figure invoices and the associated legal fees. I’ve removed some pictures taken from other sites that I have linked to, and removed a few postings altogether.

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