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[QUOTE=HoHunter328;1930121]I know I've had my images stolen before, and I'm very quick to initiate legal action when I find out. Statutory damages for copyright infringement can be $750 to $30,000 per image in a pre-trial agreement, or up to $150,000 per image if it goes to trial. I can also file suit against any websites which post the images on behalf of anyone if they ignore my DMCA Infringement Notification.

Stay safe, and happy hunting.[/QUOTE]Well majority of those borrowers are pretty hard find and if you do find them, they usually hardly have $750 to their name let alone $30,000. Majority of the time all of this image lifting is not being pursued unless "the lifter" himself is of some notoriety. But anyone of significance would not bother to just lift somebody images without asking for author's permission beforehand anyway.

Pre-trial agreements, trials and all that jazz. Sorry, but it hardly ever gets to that, not on that level. The most authors would do is to send an e-mail or message asking the lifter to take the image down or provide a reference to its author. Furthermore 99% of it is interstate, and if I live in NY and I lift your image for my purposes you'd have to go to NY to initiate legal action and it just wouldn't be worth it to you. I mean you can initiate it here, and you may even win but it's a 100% unenforceable. But even if you do decide to go to NY and sue me, you'd have to prove that you "lost that much money" as a result of me posting your image somewhere else to get anything out of me and good luck with doing that. Otherwise the most you could get is a court order ordering me to take the image down.

Now, if I live in New York, you may still decide to go through all such hustle for basically not much of the reward but if I live in California I don't think so. And if let's say, the site leads to anywhere across the border, including even our neighbor to the North, you'd really be ill-advice to do anything besides writing to the borrower and asking him to be cool about it and at least give you a credit for the image.

[QUOTE=Nrlmus;1930486]Well majority of those borrowers are pretty hard find and if you do find them, they usually hardly have $750 to their name let alone $30,000. Majority of the time all of this image lifting is not being pursued unless "the lifter" himself is of some notoriety. But anyone of significance would not bother to just lift somebody images without asking for author's permission beforehand anyway.

Pre-trial agreements, trials and all that jazz. Sorry, but it hardly ever gets to that, not on that level. The most authors would do is to send an e-mail or message asking the lifter to take the image down or provide a reference to its author. Furthermore 99% of it is interstate, and if I live in NY and I lift your image for my purposes you'd have to go to NY to initiate legal action and it just wouldn't be worth it to you. I mean you can initiate it here, and you may even win but it's a 100% unenforceable. But even if you do decide to go to NY and sue me, you'd have to prove that you "lost that much money" as a result of me posting your image somewhere else to get anything out of me and good luck with doing that. Otherwise the most you could get is a court order ordering me to take the image down.

Now, if I live in New York, you may still decide to go through all such hustle for basically not much of the reward but if I live in California I don't think so. And if let's say, the site leads to anywhere across the border, including even our neighbor to the North, you'd really be ill-advice to do anything besides writing to the borrower and asking him to be cool about it and at least give you a credit for the image.[/QUOTE]You're confusing statutory damages vs actual damages, US copyright law allows for both (17 USC § 504). Attorney fees, and filing costs, would also be added to damages. As copyright infringement is a federal crime, I can file in my home state, and the defendant will have to come here to appear in court. You do have a valid point in tracking down the offender though, and collecting from someone who likely has no verifiable source of income would be problematic. But if they ever should get a legal job, collecting becomes easier. There is also the slight possibility they may get jail time if they can't pay. The best chance of actually collecting money would be in going after the websites which host the images if they should ignore my DMCA Notice of Infringement, but I've never had one fail to remove the images in under 24 hours. In fact most remove the images in under an hour, they know better than to risk it.

US Copyright laws are heavily in favor of the owner.

[QUOTE=HoHunter328;1930618]You're confusing statutory damages vs actual damages, US copyright law allows for both (17 USC § 504). Attorney fees, and filing costs, would also be added to damages. As copyright infringement is a federal crime, I can file in my home state, and the defendant will have to come here to appear in court. You do have a valid point in tracking down the offender though, and collecting from someone who likely has no verifiable source of income would be problematic. But if they ever should get a legal job, collecting becomes easier. There is also the slight possibility they may get jail time if they can't pay. The best chance of actually collecting money would be in going after the websites which host the images if they should ignore my DMCA Notice of Infringement, but I've never had one fail to remove the images in under 24 hours. In fact most remove the images in under an hour, they know better than to risk it.

US Copyright laws are heavily in favor of the owner.[/QUOTE]Yea, this all maybe true on the books but not in the real life. Federal court hardly ever gets involved with copyrights unless the copyright infringement is significant enough for them to take notice, plus you'd have to prove real commercial loss based on your previous gains and not in 100's of dollars but rather at least in 10's of thousands. And nobody's going to jail because somebody's picture's been lifted unless your names are Tom or Giselle or something of that rank, you can take that to the bank. If for example I make a drawing and post it on the web and you lift it and post it on your website unless I can prove that you're infringing on my commerce (BTW, for that I already need to have a commercial history which I must present in court) the case will be quickly thrown out or I'll be suggested to take to small claims and you'll be basically free to do whatever you want.

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BH.[/QUOTE]In the immortal words of the Wailer Peter Tosh: "Legalize it, don't criticize it" First 420 and then the oldest profession in the world would not only improve GDP and relief budget squeeze but (significantly) decrease crime and lower incarceration rate. In short we'll be living in much happier of the society. And we definitely don't want that, don't we? Imagine how many people it would put out of work in law-enforcement sector! Oh, my God! It is also bound however to have negative affect on the booming industry of P.S.ychiatric assistance. So no, it's not happening.

The other thing, Martha "Torquemada" Coakley is running for governor again. Some just can't take any rejections seriously, can't they? One bloody nose is not enough. Remember when you tried to break up with a girl-friend that wouldn't go away? Didn't they make a movie about that once starring Glen Close?

Anyway, I personally can see myself voting for many truly evil personalities before I'd vote for Martha. Maybe we should organize an underground group of "supporters" and call it "hobbyists for Martha." LOL That is bound to derail her campaign once and for all.

[QUOTE=Nrlmus;1930923]Yea, this all maybe true on the books but not in the real life. Federal court hardly ever gets involved with copyrights unless the copyright infringement is significant enough for them to take notice, plus you'd have to prove real commercial loss based on your previous gains and not in 100's of dollars but rather at least in 10's of thousands. And nobody's going to jail because somebody's picture's been lifted unless your names are Tom or Giselle or something of that rank, you can take that to the bank. If for example I make a drawing and post it on the web and you lift it and post it on your website unless I can prove that you're infringing on my commerce (BTW, for that I already need to have a commercial history which I must present in court) the case will be quickly thrown out or I'll be suggested to take to small claims and you'll be basically free to do whatever you want.[/QUOTE]HoHunter328:

Copyright infringement is not a Federal crime. It is a purely civil law. It is impossible to go to jail for infringement because it is not a crime, it is a tort. However, if the defendant refuses to pay damages, he may face a contempt of court charge which is a criminal matter. You are correct regarding collection, though. It is often the bane of any successful civil action. Finally, the District Court (trial level for the Federal system) in which you file must have personal jurisdiction over the defendant in order to hear the case. As well, there may be venue issues. You will not be able to file in your home state unless the defendant has some connection or presence there. A Web site may not be enough of a presence. I honestly can't remember the case law on this point. This is not something decided purely on a rule of civil procedure or a statute.

Nrlmus:

The Federal Courts have exclusive jurisdiction over copyright actions. No small claims court can hear a copyright action under any circumstances as there is no small claims court in the Federal system. If you file a copyright action in Federal Court, you will be heard, though you may face a motion to dismiss. Depends on the facts and the quality of the pleadings. If you file one in any other court, it will be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Courts cannot hear a case over which they do not have subject matter jurisdiction. As well, courts cannot intervene in any civil or criminal action unless a party with standing files a claim, so it's not really a matter of them getting involved or not. Damages in copyright are limited to actual damages unless its a registered copyright.

Copyright infringement is not worth pursuing unless the damages are significant. Expensive hassle. I've done them. There are better remedies, depending on the facts.

[QUOTE=SmokeScreen;1948532]I agree with Nrlmus, a cold sore is nothing serious enough to worry about. I usually get one a year, on rare occasions two a year and have been getting them since my early teens. I get tested often for STDs due to being in the hobby for so long and have always tested negative except for herpes simplex, which is not a STD but it shows up in the report. Granted, they don't look good, so if I get one I don't socialize much but if you use Abreva as soon as you feel a tingle on your lip and use it faithfull during the day, the cold sore only lasts a couple of days.[/QUOTE]Could you expand a bit in regards to the usage of Abreva? I know that a window for the first use it after you feel an initial tingle on your lip is very short, probably no more then 15 minutes if that but what about after? You say "use it faithfull during the day" you mean like what, every couple of hours or so or even more often? And would you continue to use it until the whole thing is gone or what? Just curious how do you handle it.

[QUOTE=Nrlmus;1948783]Could you expand a bit in regards to the usage of Abreva? I know that a window for the first use it after you feel an initial tingle on your lip is very short, probably no more then 15 minutes if that but what about after? You say "use it faithfull during the day" you mean like what, every couple of hours or so or even more often? And would you continue to use it until the whole thing is gone or what? Just curious how do you handle it.[/QUOTE]As soon as I have even a hint of a tingle on my lip, usually first thing in the morning, I immediately rub some on my lip all around the tingle. After I have anything to eat, drink or brush my teeth, I'll put it on again. After that I use it every 2 or 3 hours until I go to bed at night. Be sure your hands are clean when using it and try not to lick your lips, that's my big problem, I'm always worried I've inadvertently licked it off, even though it is suppose to penetrate your lip. It's expensive, about $20 for a tiny .07 oz. But it's worth the cost and trouble. Even if you don't catch the tingle before the cold sore, it's still worthwhile to follow thru with the treatment.

[QUOTE=SmokeScreen;1948961]As soon as I have even a hint of a tingle on my lip, usually first thing in the morning, I immediately rub some on my lip all around the tingle. After I have anything to eat, drink or brush my teeth, I'll put it on again. After that I use it every 2 or 3 hours until I go to bed at night. Be sure your hands are clean when using it and try not to lick your lips, that's my big problem, I'm always worried I've inadvertently licked it off, even though it is suppose to penetrate your lip. It's expensive, about $20 for a tiny .07 oz. But it's worth the cost and trouble. Even if you don't catch the tingle before the cold sore, it's still worthwhile to follow thru with the treatment.[/QUOTE]And you keep on applying it in such a regime until the cold sore is gone?

[QUOTE=Nrlmus;1949027]And you keep on applying it in such a regime until the cold sore is gone?[/QUOTE]Yes, and I even keep using it lightly for a couple of days after it is gone, just to be sure it won't come back. I forgot what the directions say but I think they say use 4 times a day, that didn't work as good as every couple of hours did.

[QUOTE=Nrlmus;1949027]And you keep on applying it in such a regime until the cold sore is gone?[/QUOTE]Next time you see your doctor, ask for a script for Acyclovir. Those pills & Abreva are the best way to stop a cold sore from breaking out. Key is, you need to take them ASAP after you feel the tingling. I have had Acyclovir for over 5 years now and never had a cold sore break out. As soon as I feel the tingling, I'll pop 2 pills four times a day. I keep a few at work & in the glovebox, just in case. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

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I have occasion to pass through stamford sometimes and had my best session ever there and have noticed that it has gone eerily quiet with one of the last posts mentioning 4 places having been raided and closed. It was I think similar to what folks have said about providence.

Sorry to bring it up here but in a way perhaps it's not completely out of place becausr in light of the recent goings on in framingham and prior to that bdfrd and even lex I wonder about the stamford silence and how that came about. Anyone know why they've gone quiet?

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When is comes to hooking up for sex, in my opinion, Boston is the MOST uptight city in the country!. It was never this way back in the 80's. Anyone else agree?. Sheesh!

[QUOTE=MeatMan;1966480]When is comes to hooking up for sex, in my opinion, Boston is the MOST uptight city in the country!. It was never this way back in the 80's. Anyone else agree?. Sheesh![/QUOTE]I don't know what it's like now, I quit SWs for the most part and moved to AMPs. But I can tell you for sure in the late 70's & 80's Mass Ave was loaded with SWs, also all around where the Combat Zone used to be. I was too young at the time, but the guys I hung around with were much older than me and they always included me when they were getting the hookers. Probably why I turned out to be such a working girl monger LOL.