How long does it take to sue someone for copyright infringement?

[ClicketyKat]

Have you ever had to sue someone for copyright infringement? How long did the process take until you received compensation or until a resolution was agreed to? Did your lawyer help or do you think you could have done it on your own?

 

[Danny4cash]

I have not sue anyone before for copyright infringement. So, I don't much about it. But I will advice to seek a legal help before taking any step. If you sue someone for copyright infringement and at the end of the day, the court dismissed your petition, you'll pay hard for it. As for the payment of compensation, most judge will give the defense a deadline to pay the money. So if the defense fail to pay withing the deadline, you can report back to the court that give the judgement.

 

[Bousine123]

I have not sued anyone for copyright infringement before and as for how long it will take, i think a lawyer will be in a good position to answer that properly.

 

[Grant]

How long it takes depends on the case in question. An investigation probably needs to be done, or the people suing need to provide said evidence in order to move forward. Then it needs to be decided in the court of law if the media in question is copyrighted material or not. I think if you have solid proof, you could be done pretty fast. But I can't say for certain. It depends on each case, some could take a short time to clear while others could take years or more.

 

[Potuse]

It is not really going to take you much time provided you have presented the document that backed your claims up with the lawyers. The proper actions will be taken very quickly in the court of law.

 

[Billy]

It depends on a number of factors, but I'll try to give you an idea of how long it takes for legal action to be taken in these cases. First of all, you have to file a complaint with the court. This means that you need to file paperwork with them stating your claim and asking them for compensation. This process can take up to a month or two, depending on how busy the courts are at the time. Then, once you've filed your complaint, it will be sent over to someone who specializes in copyright infringement cases (usually an attorney).

The attorney will review your complaint and decide whether or not they believe your case has merit. If they do believe it has merit (and if they think they can win), they'll work with you on preparing your case for trial so that they can present it before a judge or jury. This process could take anywhere from several months up to a year or more.

If there are multiple parties involved in the suit (for example: if one party accuses another of copyright infringement), then those court proceedings can take even longer because now there are more people involved who all have their own lawyers and need additional time to prepare their cases for trial as well.

 

[Popular]

I think it will be best if you meet to your lawyer and ask how long it will take or it usually takes people with such issue to get compensated but for me I've not been I have not sue anyone before.

 

[Robust]

Well I do not think, it takes long time for one to sue a person for copyright infringement, once you have the cash you will just need a lawyer to tell you more details about suing a person for copyright infringement.

 

[Shaffy]

Have you ever had to sue someone for copyright infringement? How long did the process take until you received compensation or until a resolution was agreed to? Did your lawyer help or do you think you could have done it on your own?

I've seen corporate organizations do that. I believe it would be fast if both parties came to an agreement fast. In my country though, corruption is so rife that most cases become forgotten if the party with money can bribe the jury.

 

[Bookwormlux1]

If you already have a lawyer that is ready to take up the case, I do not think that there is a no point for you to wait any longer, but go ahead with sueing the person immediately.

 

[Ononivami1]

The legal process is not a thing that one could determine the time when justice will be dispensed. Most especially, in my country the judiciary process is usually very slow . It will take a lot of time for justice to be served.

 

[Yohanna]

The legal process is not a thing that one could determine the time when justice will be dispensed. Most especially, in my country the judiciary process is usually very slow . It will take a lot of time for justice to be served.

The legal process takes a lot of time and sometimes before the case is settled. It also depend on the country that you are looking at because in my own country, justice are been delayed and it will take a longer time for you to get to the bottom of the matter.

 

[Robust]

To sue someone for copyright infringement in my country is not a hard thing to do once you want to follow it legally, you to get your lawyer and also need money to sue such case.

 

[Potuse]

To sue someone for copyright infringement in my country is not a hard thing to do once you want to follow it legally, you to get your lawyer and also need money to sue such case.

It is not really a hard procedure to pursue once you can file the case , that is all but the only thing is the delay in the justice dispensing that could take a long period of time.

 

[Setho]

The most important thing is for you to research the rules and regulation that is located in your country because there are some that the process is is quite difficult.

 

[Ononivami1]

The legal process takes a lot of time and sometimes before the case is settled. It also depend on the country that you are looking at because in my own country, justice are been delayed and it will take a longer time for you to get to the bottom of the matter.

Honestly I don't really understand why judicial process are being delayed in most of the countries. This is really not a good thing and is going to affect the smooth running of how judgement are being dispensed on a daily basis.

 

[Smiles20]

This is why it is good that you should always copyright your content because in developed countries it is automatically going to finalize the person once he uses them.

 

[Robust]

In most developed country anybody that is sue for copyright, will be immediately be penalized for such acts and the cases will be justify in the court immediately with a high charges given.

 

[Genie011]

Well I do not think, it takes long time for one to sue a person for copyright infringement, once you have the cash you will just need a lawyer to tell you more details about suing a person for copyright infringement.

As simple as that!
All you need is sufficient evidence and money to sue the infringer.
And then the verdict Will be in your favor

 

[eenya001]

i believe that as soon as you noticed that there is a copyright infringement and you have discussed with your lawyer or legal team, then you should proceed and sue for copyright infringement, so there is no stipulated time for that.