Lawyers in the house and others who are experienced in this matter should please help with suggestions.

I really do not know how best to present this here on Nairaland; what I do know, however, is-I need help.

For over two years now, every day, I have been posting English lessons on my Facebook page. Straight to the point. As I was going through a monthly magazine by a big company in Nigeria, I saw one of the dramatic grammar posts I made published in the magazine without acknowledging me.

After some consultations, I hired a lawyer who wrote the company demanding compensation. One month has gone since the company was served, not a syllable from the company or its representative. What step should I take to have them pay for this intellectual theft?

Those who know how this works should please kindly advise me. I do not want to reveal the identity of the company for reasons we all know.
Lalastica and other moderators should please give this post a front page advantage

Hmm

Did you put this work of yours on a public forum? If you did, it might be free speech and you have no copyright to it.
I am not quite sure how Nigerian patent and copyright laws work but I think it is something along those lines.

Let's wait for the lawyers here.

Techsupport:
Did you put this work of yours on a public forum? If you did, it might be free speech and you have no copyright to it.
I am not quite sure how Nigerian patent and copyright laws work but I think it is something along those lines.

Okay, Sir. Thanks

YOu have already Hired a Lawyer. He/She should be the one advising you. if you are not satisfied HIre another.

However if the company does not respond your option is to sue them.

grammarian247:
Lawyers in the house and others who are experienced in this matter should please help with suggestions.

I really do not know how best to present this here on Nairaland; what I do know, however, is-I need help.

For over two years now, every day, I have been posting English lessons on my Facebook page. Straight to the point. As I was going through a monthly magazine by a big company in Nigeria, I saw one of the dramatic grammar posts I made published in the magazine without acknowledging me.

After some consultations, I hired a lawyer who wrote the company demanding compensation. One month has gone since the company was served, not a syllable from the company or its representative. What step should I take to have them pay for this intellectual theft?

Those who know how this works should please kindly advise me. I do not want to reveal the identity of the company for reasons we all know.
Lalastica and other moderators should please give this post a front page advantage

Patented:
YOu have already Hired a Lawyer. He/She should be the one advising you. if you are not satisfied HIre another.

However if the company does not respond your option is to sue them.

Thanks, I appreciate your contributions

grammarian247:
Lawyers in the house and others who are experienced in this matter should please help with suggestions.

I really do not know how best to present this here on Nairaland; what I do know, however, is-I need help.

For over two years now, every day, I have been posting English lessons on my Facebook page. Straight to the point. As I was going through a monthly magazine by a big company in Nigeria, I saw one of the dramatic grammar posts I made published in the magazine without acknowledging me.

After some consultations, I hired a lawyer who wrote the company demanding compensation. One month has gone since the company was served, not a syllable from the company or its representative. What step should I take to have them pay for this intellectual theft?

Those who know how this works should please kindly advise me. I do not want to reveal the identity of the company for reasons we all know.
Lalastica and other moderators should please give this post a front page advantage

was the post they made also on Facebook?

If yes, then you should know that every post on Facebook can be copied and it is not a crime. You can't even sue them because it will be dead on arrival at court.

The only thing you can do on your part is to just call them out on Facebook for plagiarism.


By the way, what is the Facebook page, let me build my English.

Favemmzar200:
was the post they made also on Facebook?

If yes, then you should know that every post on Facebook can be copied and it is not a crime. You can't even sue them because it will be dead on arrival at court.

The only thing you can do on your part is to just call them out on Facebook for plagiarism.


By the way, what is the Facebook page, let me build my English.

The post was published in the company's monthly magazine; it was not on Facebook.