u/Dry-Swim369

This might be a long shot, but I’m looking for a private baseball catching coach for my 8 year old little league player this summer. He used to take some lessons at d-bats but the catching coach has left. We would love to find someone that can work with him just once a week this summer. He is a huge baseball lover, an eager learner and is always asking for catching lessons.

We’ve reached out to a few high school baseball teams to see if they have any catchers that would like to coach a kid, but I thought I’d ask on here to see if anyone has any direct recommendations or connections.

Thank you!

Long story short, I’m filing a claim with the copyrights claim board on an Etsy seller who stole my design and resold it with a commercial license to several wholesale sellers. The product has been taken down due to copyright violation, but unfortunately not before the other sellers purchased her fake license. Now, my design is being sold on t-shirts in 20+ wholesale shops and boutiques across the nation.

I am needing the shop owners name to file a claim, but unfortunately the seller doesn’t have her name listed anywhere. Etsy lists her shop as being UK based although she states she’s an “Alabama girl.“

Anyone know how I can possible get her name? Any ideas appreciated. Thanks!

Does anyone know of a great lawyer in the area that works with copyright infringement cases?

The product is a digital design. Someone bought it from me, listed it on Etsy and sold commercial licenses to people who are wholesale suppliers. As soon as I knew the seller was selling my product on Etsy, I filed a report and Etsy took the listing down. I was not aware, however, that prior to this they had already sold commercial licenses to people. (they actually also stole another one of my designs, as well as other people’s. Someone even left a review saying they pressured them into purchasing a $200 license, and then later found out it was a stolen design.)

long story short, my design is now on several different wholesale marketplaces and is being sold in dozens and dozens of boutiques across the country. Many have begun taking them down at my request, and so have some of the wholesale sellers. Part of what complicates this is that even though many of these wholesale sellers have made great profits on the item, they did not buy the stolen product knowing it was stolen and had no ill intention.

Regardless, I know intent does not dismiss the case and that they are still liable. I would like to earn a portion of the profit that was made from my design and plan to file with the CCB. However, I am unsure of who to file against. Do I file against the original Etsy reseller, who willfully and knowingly stole my product? or do I file against the wholesale sellers who have profited much more than the original reseller has, despite no ill intention? Do I file against both? I have tried to come to a settlement with one of the major whosesale sellers but she is claiming she can’t find records of her revenue and then sent me an email after speaking with her “lawyer” telling me she’d pay me $450 but I have to sign a “global release of all claims.” I told her I wasn’t going to accept anything until I see how much she has earned on the product. I don’t want an unreasonable amount of money and understand that she is a victim too, as many of them are. I want the wholesale sellers to keep the money that they earned from putting the design on the shirt and shipping. I do think asking for 20-30% is fair, if not generous, considering the design is the only thing on the shirt and the reason people buy it.

I am also aware that the other parties can deny the CCB and then I would have to proceed in federal court, which I don’t even know would be worth it. I don’t have all the money in the world for a lawyer either, and from speaking with one it sounds pretty pricey (they quoted me $650 an hour just for them to write letters to all these people)

I’m sick to my stomach about my design, that I poured my heart and soul into, being profited off of when I am trying to raise a family as a stay at home mom with a side business. I don’t care if I sound selfish or greedy - every artist and creator deserves to be compensated for their work fairly. I would love any feedback on how to proceed.

location: PNW

I asked them to take it down. They stole my exact design that is for personal use only. Still waiting to hear back from them. It seems like it has been a best seller on their site and they have over 195 reviews on it and have probably profited a good amount of money on it. is there anything else I can do about this?