Legal Question in Technology Law in Georgia
website/video usage agreement broken
I am an amateur porn star and I run
a website that has all of my own
videos on it, through another
business partner who I agreed to
give 50% of the revenue from the
site if they hosted it and let me use
their billing systems. It was going
good for a while. However, the
business partner has decided now
that he is going to take whatever
he wants (way more than 50%)
from the revnenues and I want my
site back. But the domain is
registered under him and all the
money coming in is in his billing
system... Do I have a legal case
against him for selling my videos
without any longer having my
permission (he broke his side of the
agreement already so it's off)?
Could I threaten him with a hefty
money-value lawsuit to scare him
into giving my site back to me?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: website/video usage agreement broken
Agreed that a well-worded demand letter from an attorney will probably do the trick. An issue which should be included in that letter is intellectual property infringement for selling your videos without permission. This is unauthorized distribution and sale of your copyrighted work. Under this theory, you can legally obtain all the proceeds from the video sales, even without having registered your work with the copyright office.
Re: website/video usage agreement broken
You probably have a good breach of duty claim based on your facts. A well-written demand letter from a local business attorney may resolve the situation without the need for litigation.
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