I encourage you all to go read the blog by John T. Unger, an artist who is facing some legal challenges by someone who is using his copyrighted work illegally.

Just to give you an idea what his story is about, it would be like if someone decided to take all my comics and print a book of my strips and sell them.  Then, when I ask the individual to stop, they turn around and file a lawsuit against me, saying my copyrights aren’t valid.  I think you can easily see how frustrating this must be for the artist in question.  Go have a read through his site to get more details.  Here’s a brief excerpt:

“I need your help. My original art has been copied by a manufacturer who is now suing me in federal court to overturn my existing copyrights and continue making knockoffs. I have a strong case, a great lawyer and believe that if I can continue to defend myself, the case will be resolved in my favor. If I run out of funds before we reach trial, a default judgment would be issued against me and could put me out of business. I don’t believe my opponent can win this case in court and I don’t believe he really intends to try. I believe his goal is to use strong-arm litigation tactics to force me to keep spending money or risk losing my copyrights — not by true adjudication, but by default if he is able to outspend me.”

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