A DMCA-style infringement notice template for real estate photographers and 3D tour creators to formally demand removal of unauthorized use of their copyrighted work within 72 hours.
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The Unauthorized Use Infringement Notice is a DMCA-style cease-and-desist template designed for real estate photographers, 3D tour creators, and reality-capture professionals whose copyrighted images, videos, or spatial scans are being used without a valid license. It formally identifies the copyright owner and infringed work, documents the unauthorized use, and demands removal within 72 hours. The template also outlines escalation paths including federal DMCA § 512 takedowns and statutory damages claims under 17 U.S.C. § 504(c) up to $150,000 per work.
The Unauthorized Use Infringement Notice is appropriate when a photographer or 3D tour creator discovers their copyrighted work — such as listing photos, Matterport scans, or aerial video — being displayed on an MLS listing, real estate brokerage website, social media account, or marketing material without a current, valid license. It is also used when a prior client continues to use imagery after a listing has expired or a license has been revoked, or when a third party has reproduced or re-shared the work without authorization.
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This notice is submitted by **[PHOTOGRAPHER LEGAL NAME]**, operating under the business name **[PHOTOGRAPHER BUSINESS NAME]**, located at **[PHOTOGRAPHER BUSINESS ADDRESS]**. The Copyright Owner is the sole creator and exclusive rights holder of the photographic, video, and/or 3D spatial imaging works identified below.
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The work was created in the course of a professional real estate imaging engagement and has **not been licensed, assigned, or otherwise transferred** to the infringing party.
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The following party is making unauthorized use of the work described above:
Unauthorized use includes, but is not limited to, reproduction, public display, distribution, embedding, relicensing, or incorporation into marketing materials without a valid license.
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[INFRINGING PARTY NAME] is formally demanded to remove all infringing material from every platform, website, MLS listing, and marketing medium within **72 hours** of receipt of this notice — by **[CURE PERIOD DEADLINE]** — and to provide written confirmation of removal.
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Failure to comply triggers, without further notice:
Continued use after receipt of this notice may be treated as **willful infringement**, substantially increasing available damages.
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