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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Judge Awarded Higbee & Associates $48,000 for Use of 1 Photo!!!

« on: July 20, 2018, 02:41:46 PM »

I made my final payment on this matter and received a release of all claims from Higbee & Associates.  While I cannot discuss the terms, I am happy that it is over and was not as bad as I thought.   Mainly, I am writing to say thank you for the help and guidance.  This site was helpful.  Thank you. 

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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Judge Awarded Higbee & Associates $48,000 for Use of 1 Photo!!!

« on: June 11, 2018, 10:41:28 PM »

Did anyone ever confirm if this real or not???

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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Judge Awarded Higbee & Associates $48,000 for Use of 1 Photo!!!

« on: May 30, 2018, 12:29:32 AM »

Thank you for the very thoughtful and detailed responses.  I am very grateful for the encouragement and different point of views... you helped me get through a very stressful few days!!!

I made an appointment for a phone consultation with an attorney who does intellectual property law.  I emailed him copies of the information I received from The Law Firm of Higbee & Associates.  I also sent him some exerts from this forum.   So far, I am $175 into it.  But I feel better just knowing I have a course of action. 

I am looking forward to not having to think about copyright law, demand letters or law suits.  Again, thank you!!!

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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Judge Awarded Higbee & Associates $48,000 for Use of 1 Photo!!!

« on: May 28, 2018, 02:32:11 PM »

Thank you.  That helps. I am pretty sure we removed it the from the page within a few days.  I dont want to go into too much detail.   The definitions i see about unitentional and wilful copyrigth infringement seem to overlap.  Can someone provide some clarity on what these terms mean???

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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Higbee filed complaint, now what?

« on: May 26, 2018, 10:53:41 AM »

@Lin0J

What happened after you were to sued by Higbee & Associates?   Did you hire a lawyer?   Can you share the details???

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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Higbee continues to make demands!

« on: May 26, 2018, 10:47:28 AM »

@kingkendall

Thank you for the advice!   I went back and pulled all of the emails out of my deleted folder and saved them.   I am hoping you are right about the odds of getting sued.  I am having a hard time not thinking about what if after I just read that a judge awarded Higbee $48,000.  I posted about it here

https://www.extortionletterinfo.com/forum/higbee-letter-lawsuits-forum/judge-awarded-higbee-associates-$48-000-for-use-of-1-photo!!!

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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Judge Awarded Higbee & Associates $48,000 for Use of 1 Photo!!!

« on: May 26, 2018, 10:35:32 AM »

I was hoping to hear that it was fake..... but Ihad a feeling it was real.  I appreciate the reply. 

My understanding is that they are less likely to sue people who do not have a lot of money.   Is there a way for Higbee & Associates to tell if I have money???

If I do send them an offer to settle the claim, is it better to do it by phone or email?  My friend’s husband is a lawyer.  Or if i do, would it be smart to have him send it?

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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Judge Awarded Higbee & Associates $48,000 for Use of 1 Photo!!!

« on: May 26, 2018, 12:18:25 AM »

According to Higbee & Associates twitter account, they just got awarded $48,000 for the use of a single picture.  Is this real???  Can someone who knows how, verify if this is real?  I just went from fretting a little to freaking out.  I am not going to sleep.

Here is the link:  https://twitter.com/higbeecopyright

The document is at https://www.higbeeassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Grecco-45K-Default-Judgment.pdf

I have been ignoring Higbee’s emails and calls, but am now having serious second thoughts.  I could afford to pay one or two thousand dollars, but $48,000 would require me to refinance my house and take money out.   The thought of it makes we want to puke.   Have I screwed myself???  Politicians need to fix this law.

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Higbee Associates Letter & Lawsuits Forum / Re: Higbee continues to make demands!

« on: May 25, 2018, 12:38:33 AM »

I started getting emails and letters from Higbee & Associates about 6 weeks ago.  I have been ignoring them.  I did immediately take the picture down. 

I just received a copy of the sample law suit and it has me a little freaked out.  I have seen that they do file a lot of law suits. 

I have gotten somewhat comfortable ignoring them and would not mind doing it some more.   My question is this, will the give me one more chance to settle this before they file the law suit an actual law suit, assuming that is what they will do next???

If they do file it, what will it cost me to fight it.  They are asking for around $2,000.  Will that go up a lot if they file the law suit???