Copyright infringement is as easy as downloading images off the internet. While most people are unaware of the impact this has on the content creator, commercial use without a license is illegal.
Using our unique LAPIXA Image Finder, LAPIXA scans for uses of your content across the web. If illegal activity has been found, we are also fully equipped to take legal action on your behalf. Whether photographer, photo agency, or company, we ensure you’re compensated for your work.
With just one click, you decide which images you’d like to track so that you can focus on what really matters: content creation – we’ll take care of the rest.
Being part of LAPIXA means you never have to worry about illegal uses of your images ever again.
Our search technology finds all usages of your images, even if they have been edited. Together with our worldwide network of lawyers, we help you to protect your copyright.
LAPIXA stands for exceptional customer satisfaction. If you have any questions, your personal account manager can always help and advise you.
To use our continuous search software, you have various membership options to choose from. These plans vary depending on the number of images you want to search.
For pursuing legal cases, LAPIXA works on a commission model which is only taken if your case has been won.
After winning the case, a flat rate of 85€ is deducted for documentation costs. The exact legal fees vary depending on the country the infringement was committed in. After these charges are deducted, LAPIXA receives a commission of 43% and if applicable, VAT is applied. LAPIXA will then send you your share of 57%.
You can register here
Follow the prompts to enter your name & email address, and you’re on your way.
Working with us is always simple:
Step 1 – Register for our service
Step 2 – Upload your pictures
Step 3 – We scan for uses of your images
Step 4 – You decide which of the sites to pursue further
Step 5 – We take care of the legal follow-up with our international network of lawyers
Step 6 – You earn the money you deserve
No, you don’t take any risks.
We carry both the legal and financial responsibility for enforcing your cases.
The processing time varies from case to case, depending on various variables.
We’ll keep you updated every step of the way, and you are always welcome to reach out to us for an update.
Our carefully selected partner law firms take care of the rights to your images.
We currently have partner law firms in the following countries:
Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Israel, Great Britain & USA.
Our network of trusted lawyers is gradually expanding to other nations around the world as well.
If you do find a violation outside one of the countries listed above, please feel free to report it to us here.
You can switch between the languages at any time by clicking on the small world map icon in the top right.
Please send us an email to contact@test-website.lapixa.com and we will help you recover your account.
You can find our terms and conditions here.
You can upload your pictures with just a few clicks. Register for LAPIXA and upload your photos under the Pictures tab.
You can upload your images using the following interfaces:
After you have uploaded your images, our system immediately starts searching for uses of your content on the internet.
The search runs 24/7 and updates you when new usages are found.
No matter how much editing, our technology will find your pictures.
Images must be at least 500px.
To upload the images, they should be in one of the following formats:
JPG, JPEG, PNG, or TIF.
In some cases, synchronization with Instagram can take a little longer:
If after 24 hours the synchronization is not complete, please email us at contact@test-website.lapixa.com.
The sitemap must be structured as follows:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/178636?hl=de
Please check if the corresponding requirements are met. If it still does not work, please send us an e-mail at contact@test-website.lapixa.com.
Technically, you can upload any image onto our user interface. This being said, the images that find the most results are those that are publicly visible.
For cases to be legally prosecuted by our lawyers, the case must meet the following criteria:
If you are unsure about a case, you are always welcome to send it to us for review.
Our team will review each case before it is forwarded to the attorney.
After you submit a case, we will review and document it. Once a quick check for the necessary criteria (see above) is completed, we forward the case to our partner law firms in the respective country.
Our calculations are based on photograph values in the area where the infringer operates.
If you have an older invoice where your photography has been licensed at a higher value, please include this in the comments, and we will update it for you.
Since private individuals with no commercial use usually create the content posted on Pinterest, LAPIXA typically cannot prosecute them.
In such cases, it typically helps to contact the person in a non-legal way and ask the person to remove the picture.
We do not prosecute cases against wallpaper websites.
In our experience, these sites are often outside our area of operation and rarely have the necessary contact information we need to take legal action.
In such cases, it typically helps to contact the person in a non-legal way and ask the person to remove the picture.
Blacklisting excludes certain websites from being searched by our system. For example, you can blacklist your own website, a partner agency, or a regular client’s site so that they do not appear in your matches.
You can add domains to your Blacklist in settings or by clicking on the small arrow in the upper left corner of a result and then selecting “Blacklist.”
This is also useful for removing your customer’s websites or websites you don’t want to take action against.
You can blacklist your website to prevent it from appearing in your settings.
You can add domains to your Blacklist in settings or by clicking on the small arrow in the upper left corner of a result and selecting “Blacklist.”
This is also useful for removing your customer’s websites or websites you don’t want to take action against.
All matches are displayed to give you a complete overview of your images’ usage across the web.
If your image is used outside our areas of operation, please feel free to submit the case details for us to review.
Unfortunately, cases that do not meet our criteria are automatically rejected.
The following reasons can lead to an exclusion:
– The website is not located in one of the countries we support
– The image is on the same server as the website
If more than one of your images is used on the same website, we will combine these matches into one case. You can either submit every match or add a note in the comments.
Mismatches are images similar to your photo but don’t match the image 100%.
Mismatches are included as it allows us to detect all uses of your image, even if they have been heavily altered.
If you don’t want to see mismatches, you can change your preferences in the detail bar at the top of your match so that you only see perfect matches.
Even if we are not active in these areas, we would like to offer you the option of seeing your matches worldwide.
If you would like to only see matches from specific countries or only countries that LAPIXA can take legal action in, you can add these countries to your Whitelist under settings.
If you find additional pictures on the infringer’s website, please leave us a comment with the appropriate URLs so that we can add them to the case.
Please feel free to also upload screenshots or other any other useful information to help the process.
As soon as you have an approved case for legal prosecution, you can see the current status under “Cases.”
In addition, you have the option to communicate directly with the LAPIXA Legal team in your account, where you are always welcome to request updates.
As soon as you have an approved case for legal prosecution, you can see the current status under “Cases.”
In addition, you have the option to communicate directly with the LAPIXA Legal team in your account, where you are always welcome to request updates.
It’s not uncommon for an infringer to try to contact you.
Please forward the message immediately to contact@test-website.lapixa.com and we will inform the infringer that all communication is only to be done through LAPIXA.
As soon as you have an approved case for legal prosecution, you can see the current status under “Cases”.
In addition, you have the option to communicate directly with the LAPIXA Legal Team in your account, where you are always welcome to request updates.
It is important to distinguish between a CC BY and a CC0 license.
Suppose your picture has been published under a CC BY license. In that case, the user of your image is always obligated to name the author. If this has not been done, then this constitutes an infringement of your copyright. A case submission would therefore be the next step.
However, a suite would not be successful if your image has been published under a CC0 license. With a CC0 license, you give up all copyright claims to this image. The photo is effectively released into the public domain with a CC0 license.
You are welcome to send us cases you have found personally to contact@test-website.lapixa.com, along with the original image and link to the source.
As legal cases must meet certain criteria (see above under Matches- What’s the criteria for a case to be accepted), we will do a quick check to ensure it’s all met and will then email you confirming if we can support the case.
Facebook and Instagram have policies restricting us from browsing private pages. However, that doesn’t mean they’re free from copyright infringement. If you find that your images are being used commercially on Facebook or Instagram, please email us at contact@test-website.lapixa.com with a copy of the original image.
More information on Meta’s terms can be found here and here.
If the individual makes any commercial use of your image, i.g., for a website where the infringer benefits from the additional traffic, then yes.
LAPIXA can pursue cases where there is commercial use (the site benefits from added traffic). LAPIXA only pursues cases with commercial use.
If you are unsure if a case is commercial, feel free to send us a message and we’ll figure it out for you.
If you publish your work on free image websites, chances are that you can not pursue legal action.
Since we only take action against the commercial use of your images, we do not pursue claims against personal blogs. However, if the blog post is published on a company website, or any other website that displays advertising, you are welcome to submit the case.
