Has anyone else had this happen to them? I had a D-List celebrity steal one and had a lawyer make them pay up but the US government is a bit of a different beast. I’ve had Cuba and Russia steal it too. I’m not sure it’s worth kicking that hornet nest.
I should probably copyright register it.
I had a politician in Chile use my photo for a major campaign. Thousands of billboard prints, who knows how many online ads…
Turns out Chilean copyright law was written before the internet existed and hasn’t been updated since, they really don’t have a way to address online image theft. After a bunch of talks with lawyers I had to just walk away.