: For images already stolen - I'd say try to make a minimum effort to reach the site owners who stole your images. Copyright infringement is easy to prove, and you can get compensated without

@Sarah324

For images already stolen - I'd say try to make a minimum effort to reach the site owners who stole your images. Copyright infringement is easy to prove, and you can get compensated without proving any damages in most countries.

Use tools like tineye.com and the new google images search. Use domaintools.com to find out who's behind a site that's using your images. Read about the way Stock Photography sites deal with this issue. In most cases you don't even have to go to court, most people will settle out of court if the sum you're asking for is lower than what it would cost them to defend themselves legally.

If there are a lot of websites, I'd get a copyright lawyer to deal with it for you. They will often do it for a percentage of the loot rather than lawyer fees.

As for materials that were not stolen yet - use something like Image Guard to watermark your images, and prevent hotlinking.

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