To the admin of www.sajha.com here forth called as sajha admin. Dear sajha admin, Having used www.sajha.com for more than 10 years and looking at all the work you put in this website to create a virtual world where Nepalese can come together and share their thoughts I had always appreciated your hard work. When I informed in the sajha chatroom that I will be coming to Maryland and you asked me to cover the ANA event and said you will cover my travel expense, I was more than ecstatic to do the job. I had always loved taking pictures and I love to meet up with new people. Being given two jobs are once I did not think twice to take pictures for your website. We agreed on mutual copy rights so we both hold copy rights to my photos however we did not put anything on writing as we both believed each other. As a photographer, I always respect the subjects I take pictures of, and I expect others to give same respect to the subject even when my pictures are not good. I always admire critics to my work but I love to see the critics’ credentials before I listen to them. After you posted the pictures I took in ANA on your website, one user of your website namely 28th amendment took the pictures and started writing derogatory and racist remarks on your website. As I feel as a photographer to defend the subjects in my photos and being a emotional person I tried to defend them vigorously. However during the whole period while you were watching the sideline you did not moderate the discussion at all. Then after, I came to your chatroom and asked you to moderate the said post. You told me that you have complete freedom to use the pictures in whatever way you want. However, citing the derogatory and racist remarks posted by your user and your failure to effectively moderate such comments and remarks now or in future, I am sending you this notice to void our contract and retract copyrights to all of pictures I took in ANA. I will be sending you this notice through email and regular registered mail also. I am giving you 48 hours to remove all the pictures from your said website. If you failed to do so and send me a proof to of removal, I will be sending you a legal notice through my lawyer. Once again I would like to thank you for the opportunity you provided and would like to apologize for inconvenience caused. Thanking you with kind regards, Nirman Shrestha AKA “Juggy” C.C.- Sajha User 28th amendment
Juggy · Jul 8, 2014 12:42 PM · 2,882 views
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pepsi · Jul 8, 2014 1:01 PM
I have no horse in this race. I went through the thread in question and frankly, I felt all the parties involved are equally guilty. 28th could have used prudence on commenting about a real person, I absolutely hate this mentality of humiliating a real person from the shield of a keyboard. On the same token Juggy could have been more civil about the protests; using profanity based childish remarks doesn't protect those people in the picture, it actually makes them look even worse. But I had no business over there so I kept quiet. Here, things are slightly different. Some entity is threatening Sajha.com with a lawsuit. It's my/owr business now! If any lawsuit is forwarded on this regard, I encourage Sajha to counter the suit. I will be happy to provide any monetary support that I am capable of and encourage other users to contribute as well. Of course we don't have to get there if the two parties find an amicable solution. Threats, profanity etc should not deter any entity, person or otherwise.
Kiddo · Jul 8, 2014 1:10 PM
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yotabhayananisom · Jul 8, 2014 1:15 PM
PS: The picture of Jughead and Betty displayed next to your name is a copyrighted property of Archie Comics. Just saying.
Kiddo · Jul 8, 2014 1:18 PM
Juggy, your best interest is to sue 28th Amendment. As the orginator of the poster, he has the capacity to moderate his thread and his unwillingness to remove your copyrighted pictures, he's all guilty not the owner of this site. I don't understand why you are threatening with lawsuits to the owner of this site. Kiddo, that was squeezed up emotional rants when victim's plea is unheard of and law doesn't have anything yet declared of for such things but as regards to copyrighted materials being stolen or misused, well, if you don't know it yet, I would suggest you to take a class on copyright/patents/trademarks for that jaw-drop moment and that you were unaware of so many things on copyright. Yes, copyright holder can drag infringer to the court and no matter counter suit or not, he'll be compensated very well so that thugs like 28th amendment stray from stealing peoples work who runs rampant without attributing the original author. Welcome to the U.S. Copyright. The only thing I would agree is what you said about that Archie Comics. Anyone who is keen to use images on your projects, get public domain images. Using those images protects you from all legal hassles, they are free to use and has no copyrights. Dig down here at pixabay.com or morguefile.com Also, on bing.com, when you search images, look for 'Public Domain' under 'License' dropdown, that way you'll save yourself from all copyright lawsuits. Only reason I'm backing Juggy is because I myself is into creative work and I don't want some fckers stealing my work. If I caught them doing so, I'll drag them to the court and smack that bill to their face ' Don't steal my work, now pay for it, fcker! '
bittertruth · Jul 8, 2014 2:05 PM
Bittertruth. You seem to be an expert on copyright laws. Care to respond to the point I and AdjunctProf raised on other thread? Little knowledge is a dangerous thing. I am not a lawyer, hence I offered to help with the financial aspect of the legal recourse, not with legal advice. My issue was not with the pictures or the copyright infringement, but merely with the threat of a lawsuit.
Kiddo · Jul 8, 2014 2:47 PM
I already did Kiddo. Assuming me 'Expert' and in same paragraph 'Little knowledge is dangerous(non-expert)? Am I non-expert Expert? lol..
bittertruth · Jul 8, 2014 3:03 PM
I am expecting our very own eyewitness news reporter 'SAJHA ONION' to update us on the latest breaking news any minute now. Stay tuned......
mindurbusiness · Jul 8, 2014 3:26 PM
Why is this Juggy making fun of himself? Oopss.. katai malai pani derogatory comment garyo vanera sue ta garne hoina!!!
Ip Man · Jul 8, 2014 9:40 PM
I'm wondering whether the shitstorm ever made it out of the Jogi's bro's mouth... hehe...
Yotabhayananisom · Jul 9, 2014 6:35 AM
Yo Juggy bro le garda hijo Brazil le 7 goal kha re ;) Purai Brazil team yo bro lai Sue garni tayari gari ra ko aapusta samachar aai ra cha tah :D
kaliya · Jul 9, 2014 7:55 AM
Let the court session begin! Juggy please present the evidence pertaining to your accusations. Only valid pieces of evidence will be entertained. Without any evidence, your accusations will be hearsay which is inadmissible in a court of law. I am being objective on this case and as of right now the case is not very strong yet. The case can turn against the sajha admin if you are able to provide some strong evidence. Here are my views on your case so far. 1. What was said during 'verbal contract'? Was there anything written down? Again, without proof everything is hearsay. 2. If sajha admin failed to take action even after you notified him to moderate the discussion, then he can be cited for misdemeanor. Is there any proof of this interaction? 3. You admitted to being paid to take pictures. In general, when payment is made to take pictures, then the payer has higher degree of ownership on the said pictures. Hence this very fact makes your case weak unless you provide evidence to counter this argument. Sajha admin is provided 24 hours to present his defense and any proof that he can provide on due proceedings of this case to counter any accusations levied towards him. Sajha admin may also file a counter law suit against the plaintiff. This case is adjourned for 24 hours.
sajha onion · Jul 9, 2014 7:55 AM
Your honour, I urge the court to conduct the psychiatric evaluation of the plaintiff bhaatmara bro Jogi in this case before the court decides to try anyone in this matter. Thank you...
yotabhayananisom · Jul 9, 2014 8:15 AM
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