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Copyright

November 21, 2009 | 20,00 EUR | answered by Steffan Schwerin

I worked in a company that operates an online shop! Since I became pregnant, I could no longer paint and sandblast (toxic fumes and fine dust), so my boss wanted to terminate my employment. I appealed, but my boss did not respond at all. So I hired a lawyer, and now he sees that he has no other choice. Now he is trying to get back at me. I have a website on which I had placed a banner with a link to his site with his consent. I did not benefit from it in any way, I just wanted to bring him more customers. Now he denies everything and has sent a lawyer after me, claiming that I have violated copyright. What should I do? Do I have a chance to get out of this? I can't prove that he allowed it. I had placed it for him for 5 months with his knowledge because we had discussed it before. On Tuesday, I thought, why still advertise for him. And then on Thursday, the lawsuit came. So before I knew about the lawsuit, I had already removed the banner. Could the lawsuit then be invalid? I hope you have advice for me!

Steffan Schwerin

Dear questioner,

I will answer the questions you have asked, taking into consideration the situation described and your input, as follows:

There are 2 options here:

You can defend yourself against the lawsuit. Ideally, you should hire a lawyer who will represent you and protect your interests in court.

The lawyer will inform the court that he represents you and will draft a corresponding response to the lawsuit.

Based on the situation, I do not see a copyright infringement. However, it may be advisable to hire a lawyer to represent you in the proceedings.

The other option only works if the lawsuit has been filed without any prior communication from your boss regarding the copyright infringement.

You can then immediately admit to the infringement. This means you will pay the amount demanded in the lawsuit. However, your boss will be responsible for all the costs.

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