Post #208605 by Alldo on Wed, Jan 18, 2006 8:00 PM

You have several options here Kaha Ki'i. The first is that you get a lawyer and have him write a nasty gram to the Buggah to cease and desist. Usually this will stop the use of your image as most people freak out when they get one of those letters. Nobody in their right mind wants to mess around with a lawyer when they are in the wrong. If he continues then you probably have a just cause to file suit against him and start the legal wheel turning. Before you do this be for warned that it can get expensive $$ and might not be worth it in the long run. Even if you win you might not ever collect as many Rip Off Artists hide behind a corporate veil and can BK their business and leave you high and dry. When this happens 99% of the time they open up another company and start to do the same thing again.
The second option is that you contact him and make an arrangement with him to sell your art on his website or store. If this is the case then make sure you both sign an agreement and a non compete. If he refuses to sign an agreement with you then do not do business with him at all as he knows that Signing the agreement makes it more difficult for him to steal from you in the future.
Does your art have copywite protection? To protect your art further you might want to look into a design patent. They are expensive, you could spend thousands only to be told that your design does not qualify for the patent. Anyway hope this helps........Alldo