We enforce your copyright - for a contingency fee (where legally permissible)

An end to image theft on a grand scale.

We enforce your copyright - without any cost risk for you*.

(Offer valid from a volume of 20 injured motifs)

Is your portfolio being plundered? We'll get your money back.

The internet is not a legal vacuum, but for many photographers and photo agencies it feels like one. Their high-quality images are copied thousands of times, used on commercial websites, in online stores or on social media - without a license, without attribution and without remuneration.

A single violation may seem like a trivial matter. But in total, you will suffer massive economic damage.

The problem: Many rights holders shy away from going to a lawyer because they are afraid of the cost risk. Is a lawsuit for € 500 in damages worth it? Often not.

The solution: We bundle your claims. If you At least 20 illegal uses If you can prove that you are entitled to compensation (also distributed among various opponents), we will take over the enforcement for you - in a model that sets your financial risk to zero.

The "20-image principle": Why we demand a minimum quantity

We work differently to traditional law firms that charge by the hour. Our work is results-oriented. To give you a Free enforcement (in the sense of: no advance payment, no cost risk in case of failure), we need a certain volume.

Why 20 pictures?

Economic leverage: A single image infringement often has a value in dispute of only €6,000 to €10,000. With 20 infringements, however, we are dealing with a volume that allows us to build up maximum legal pressure and also finance complex proceedings against recalcitrant opponents.
Risk diversification: If we warn 50 opponents, perhaps 5 will not pay and go bankrupt. The successes in the other 45 cases cover these defaults. So we can guarantee that you will not receive an invoice from us.
Professional focus: Our services are aimed at professionals - photographers, agencies, online stores - whose business model is threatened by systematic theft. We are not a warning factory for private Facebook snapshots, but specialists in commercial IP protection.
Process economy: By bundling the processing of mandates, we can work highly efficiently. We pass this cost advantage on to you by waiving advance payments.

Your checklist for our model:

[ ] You are the author or owner of the exclusive rights of use.
[ ] It is about at least 20 violations (or 20 pictures with an opponent).
[ ] The opponents are predominantly commercially active (companies, stores, self-employed persons).
[ ] Under German professional law, we can only accept mandates where the client would be prevented from enforcing his claims without a contingency fee.

Your entitlement: This is how much money you are really entitled to

Many creatives underestimate the sums they lose through illegal use. We don't just demand any amount, we make full use of the legal framework.

1. the fictitious license damage (damages)

Anyone using your image must be treated as if they had duly concluded a license agreement.

Basis: We use (as far as legally permissible) your own license tables or - if not available - the market rates of the MFM table (Mittelstandsgemeinschaft Foto-Marketing).
Example: A product photo in an online store, useful life 1 year. According to MFM, an amount of approx. 400 € to 800 € can already be incurred for this. The lower limit for unauthorized use of images in Germany is usually €100.

2. the doubler serve (doubling)

In 99 % of cases of image theft, the copyright is missing ("Photo: Max Mustermann"). This is a separate infringement (Section 13 UrhG).

The consequence: In this case, case law awards you a surcharge of 100 % on the basic damage to.
Invoice: A €500 license loss quickly becomes 1,000 € compensation - per picture!

3. reimbursement of legal fees (§ 97a UrhG)

The most important thing for you: Under German law, in the event of a justified warning, the infringer must also our legal fees wear.

In the event of success, the opponent pays: Your damages + our fees.

Freedom from risk through § 4a RVG and litigation funding

How do we guarantee that you will not receive an invoice from us if the opponent goes bankrupt or we lose?

We use the possibilities of modern professional law:

Contingency fee (§ 4a RVG): We can agree on a large number of infringements that would be difficult to enforce individually: No success = no fee. We bear the risk of being stuck with our working hours.
Internal cross-financing: As we have a very high success rate with commercial opponents, the profits from the successful cases cover the risk of the few failures. You do not have to pay in advance.

Procedure: From discovery to payout

Step 1: The audit (you provide the data) You send us a list of the identified violations (e.g. Excel list, screenshots, URLs). Tip: Use reverse image search tools such as Copytrack, Pixsy or Google Image Search to collect your 20+ cases.

Step 2: The test (we filter) We examine every case legally:

Is the opponent available (imprint available)?
Is it for commercial use?
Can the infringement be proven? We screen out the "hopeless" cases (e.g. private hobby blogs without funds) in order to maintain efficiency.

Step 3: The strike (warning) We call on the opponents to submit a cease-and-desist declaration with penalty clause and assert claims for payment. We negotiate persistently and do not allow ourselves to be fobbed off with lump sums.

Step 4: Legal action & enforcement If the opponent does not pay, we will take legal action - after consultation and risk assessment. Our promise also applies here: We structure the mandate in such a way that your cost risk is minimized.

Step 5: Payday As soon as the money has been collected from your opponent, we will forward your share to you. You will receive a transparent statement of account for each individual case.

Why a law firm and not a "debt collection bot"?

There are many legal tech providers that send automated warning letters. Why should you come to marken medien meyen instead?

The "lawyer lever": A letterhead from a specialized law firm creates a completely different pressure than an email from an automated debt collection service. Opponents know: If necessary, they will take legal action.
Individual examination: Bots often overlook details (e.g. lack of copyright attribution, editing of the image, use in sensitive contexts) that can massively increase damages. We get the maximum out of it.
Omission instead of just money: We are not only concerned with debt collection. We ensure that image theft is stopped permanently by issuing watertight cease-and-desist declarations. A breach of this declaration often costs the opponent over €5,000 in contractual penalties later on - money that goes directly to you.

A crucial point: Only a genuine cease-and-desist declaration will protect you permanently. If your opponent infringes again, a contractual penalty (often over €5,000) is due - which goes directly to you. Bots often do not achieve this level of protection.

FAQ: Frequently asked questions about the mass procedure

What counts as one of the 20 pictures? It could be 20 different photos stolen from a single store, or a single photo appearing on 20 different websites. The decisive factor is the total number of cases that we process.

Do I have to preserve the evidence? Yes, a simple screenshot is often not enough. Please save the URL and take a screenshot on which the date is recognizable. Ideally, save the source code of the page. We will be happy to advise you on legally compliant preservation of evidence.

What happens with opponents abroad? We can often take very effective action against opponents within the EU. In the case of opponents in the USA or Asia, we examine the individual case. It is often only worthwhile taking action here for very large companies. However, we are happy to include these cases in your 20-pack.

Do I have to prove my authorship? Yes, you do not necessarily need to have the RAW file, but you must be able to credibly demonstrate that you took the picture (e.g. high-resolution original file, series of shots). In the case of agencies, we require the chain of title.

Can I also come with 5 pictures? Our process and the "no cost risk" model are designed for efficiency, which only takes effect from a certain amount. If there are fewer than 20 images, we can of course also represent you, but then we usually work on the basis of the statutory fees (RVG) or a time-based fee, whereby you bear the initial cost risk (which you can, however, recover from your opponent).

What is your share of success? This depends on the quality of the cases (evidence, solvency of the opponents). As a rule, we work with a fair quota of damages obtained. The legal fees reimbursed by the opponent go directly to our cost coverage. Let us take a look at your portfolio - we will make you a concrete offer.