Copyright Aid

I've had my reply. As this is publicly accessible I'll just say that they agreed to the sum requested and the return of goods without question. Couldn't fault their response at all.

Thanks very much for your help. A lot of interesting points on the topics here, from both sides of a problem.

Thanks again Andy; interesting. I'm told they're looking into it so await their response.

May I ask; are you at all entitled to disclosure from the infringer of how they used the material?

I ask because last time I had to deal with infringement, their response included a full a list of where they'd published it and how my work came to be used. It was about 14x the exposure I'd first ...

Thanks for your insightful reply Andy.

Yes, fundamentally I seek the fee I should have received for the broadcast, which is simple to establish as I've done similar work before. Obtaining the models would merely be a 'best case' on top. Always aim high!

Both original and illustration are 100 ...

Thank you, ATMOSBOB. For clarity; I'm enquiring about gaining possession myself purely to deny X the benefit of posessing them, given he turned a blind eye to the infringement. They are highly desireable to him as they depict his likeness. Worst case for me would be in the future if X were to sell ...

I have an infringement claim, but my problem regards subsequent possession of the items created.

More than 10 years ago I was commissioned to paint a public figure to illustrate a magazine article. They license short use for publication and I retain copyright. The subject, X, then rang up asking to ...