Kansas Intellectual Property Legal Questions

No, you are not required to voluntarilly provide such information as " the date of the sales, quantity, price, and name and location of customer made by you or for you- ". Of course, should they institute litigation, they may be able to obtain such information via discovery. In this case, since you have terminated all of the acts they have complained of, it is highly unlikely that they would institute litigation since the costs could exceed anything that they might hope to recover assuming that you have not had a hugh volume of sales and they might not even be correct in their assertions of trademark infringement (you have not indicated whether your mark was  identical to theirs and for essentially the same goods, or whether you had prior knowledge of the other party's trademark).... Read Answer

We sell package called the Five Pillars of Protection that we can use to provide answers to your situation and provide you legal counseling on what is and is not fair use or copyright infringment.  I'll be able to guide you through what's OK and what's not OK. Looking forward to your reply. -Paul Contact info... Read Answer

Ok...bad news first: United States law no longer requires the use of a copyright notice.  Further, a copyright is created as soon as the image, song, literary work, calendar or other original works of authorship is fixed in a tangible medium of expression.  Unfortunately for you, Getty Images has every legal right to demand payment for use of their image, regardless of what you did or did not know.  Potential good news: You did the right thing by removing the image from your site.  I have no experience with Getty Images, however, your gesture of submission may be sufficient for them to call off the hounds.  Be sure to let them know that you acted innocently, have now been educated and know the error of your ways, and will be sure to educate others about Getty Image's property rights.  If that doesn't work, you may be able to negotiate a lesser fee based on the limited time of use. Lesson learned:  In the words of my mother: "If it doesn't belong to you, don't touch it unless you have the money to buy it".  How true.... Read Answer