Vondran Legal® Photo Infringement Law Firm - Automotive pictures from Evox Productions, LLC. Call us if you received a demand letter or cease and desist, or facing a federal copyright lawsuit. The letter may come from Arete Law Group in Seattle, Washington. We can be reached at (877) 276-5084.
Introduction
Using uncleared and unlicensed third party images on your website can lead to allegations of copyright infringement. You may find you are facing up to $150,000 in damages, plus attorney fees, for infringing even one photo, image, design, or aerial footage. Yes, you heard that right. This blog talks about EVOX which claims to be one of the largest stock image sites for automotive photography.
Who is EVOK Productions, LLC?
According to their website:
"Nearly two decades ago, EVOX had a vision to change the way we view cars. We have achieved this with a passion to Drive Innovation in Automotive Imaging™. This unending purpose has resulted in continuous growth for the company since it started and makes us the dominant leader our field today."
Their website discusses products such as:
- Base trim library
- Three-angle colorized
- Full stills set
- 360 degree exterior spin
- 360 degree interior pano
- Splash image
Using their images on your blogs, websites, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Reddit without the proper license can lead to allegations of copyright infringement. High legal demands can usually be expected depending upon the number of images at issue.
Evox Productions - Do they sue infringers in Federal Court?
Yes they do. Here is a quick snapshot from Lexis.
Sample factual allegations
Here is a sample complaint allegation filed by a California law firm.
EVOX has been in business for over twenty years, licensing high quality photo, video and interactive automotive vehicle imagery. It has created a library with over one million unique images and videos and is widely recognized as the best quality and most comprehensive of its kind in the United States. Its library includes pictures of over 9,000 makes and models of cars that have been sold in the United States from 2000 to the present.
In order to protect its investment and valuable intellectual property, EVOX owns registered copyrights in the images in its library. A copyright registration may include multiple still images for a car, including exterior spins and interior panoramas.
EVOX's images display information that identify EVOX as the copyright owner, including the phrase "OO EVOX IMAGES." EVOX IMAGES is a registered trademark of EVOX (registration number 3,649,661).
Attorney Steve® Tip: The case will usually allege federal copyright infringement and may also include a claim for removing copyright management information ("CMI") under DMCA 17 U.S.C. 1202.
What is Removal of Copyright Management Information under 17 U.S.C. 1202?
More information about potential Copyright Infringement Penalties, Fines and Damages
Click here to watch my video about potential damages in a Copyright infringement case.
Contact Vondran Legal® IP Law
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