Hi everyone!
I recently got a sealed temporary restraining order from a court due to copyright issues (in short: sale of self-made fanwork but to a series I do not have copyrights for) and while the order does not ask for any compensation in money, they asked me to take down listings and stop selling and shipping them via any online channel that I operate. My main shop on Etsy got suspended for that and will only be unsuspended again if that court orders them to.
Now that order asks me to deliver a 'written report under oath' that is documenting the steps I have taken to comply with their request to have certain items being taken down. The wording sounds a little bit off to me, if they asked for a sworn statement or a sworn declaration, it would have been clear to me that I need to sign the document in front of a notary. But for a 'written report under oath' is that basically the same thing? I do not mind paying for a notary if that means that this matter can be resolved before it becomes a whole lawsuit but if possible, I would not like to spend more money on it than necessary
Another question related to this: They are asking for my full name and physical address and my financial accounts (even PayPal), is that allowed? I do not see why they need my financial account information, can someone explain to me why that would be needed? Or are they trying to scam me out of more information than necessary?
Thanks in advance for helping me!
Note: the court is in Illinois but I am a citizen in the EU/Germany. The reason they were concerned was because I am selling on a international platform and I ship to the US
I recently got a sealed temporary restraining order from a court due to copyright issues (in short: sale of self-made fanwork but to a series I do not have copyrights for) and while the order does not ask for any compensation in money, they asked me to take down listings and stop selling and shipping them via any online channel that I operate. My main shop on Etsy got suspended for that and will only be unsuspended again if that court orders them to.
Now that order asks me to deliver a 'written report under oath' that is documenting the steps I have taken to comply with their request to have certain items being taken down. The wording sounds a little bit off to me, if they asked for a sworn statement or a sworn declaration, it would have been clear to me that I need to sign the document in front of a notary. But for a 'written report under oath' is that basically the same thing? I do not mind paying for a notary if that means that this matter can be resolved before it becomes a whole lawsuit but if possible, I would not like to spend more money on it than necessary
Another question related to this: They are asking for my full name and physical address and my financial accounts (even PayPal), is that allowed? I do not see why they need my financial account information, can someone explain to me why that would be needed? Or are they trying to scam me out of more information than necessary?
Thanks in advance for helping me!
Note: the court is in Illinois but I am a citizen in the EU/Germany. The reason they were concerned was because I am selling on a international platform and I ship to the US