PDNonline reports...
A US federal judge recently awarded Robert Burch a $63,866 judgment against a New York City travel agency, finding that the site used four of Burch's photographs on its Web site without permission.
Burch, who is based in Montreal, Quebec, specializes in travel photography from African countries, particularly Ghana. He posts his images on his own Web site and licenses them to a number of companies, including other Web sites.
But Burch claims he's counted 474 Web sites that have infringed on his work since 1997. Most are in Ghana, but some include American businesses and schools. He says he has filed 29 lawsuits in Ghana, which has tough copyright laws because of its music industry. But Burch has had little luck with the legal system there, having been awarded a total of $1,200 and collecting none of it so far.
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