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Creatives Stop Counterfeit and Recover Earnings

 Do you find yourself playing the counterfeit ‘Whack-A-Mole’ game and constantly losing?

Did you send a Cease and Desist for it to pop up again the next day on a different infringer’s account?

Let us help you hit the infringers in the pocket so they don’t touch your creativity again.

Make the bad guys pay; they will soon leave your art alone.

David Denholm, the CEO of Edwin James, helped the owners of the character-based brand Pets Rock end their counterfeit issues. With 13 years’ experience in building the artists’ brand, he saw the devastating impact of counterfeit on an artist’s time, reputation and business.

After completing his first case in 2018, he stumbled upon a unique strategy for stopping Far East counterfeit and recovering an artist’s lost earnings at no cost to the creative.

As a result, Edwin James has grown and now consists of a large team of researchers and attorneys who specialise in tackling Far East counterfeit. Through our unique process, we took 35,000 counterfeiters to court in 2023.

With a fully managed and proactive service, Edwin James pays all upfront costs and shares a percentage of the damages. You, the artist, have very little to do.

Edwin James has successfully completed over 300 cases recovering lost earnings for hundreds of artists worldwide – even if they have previously not registered their artwork.

In real terms, this means artists who were formally victims of counterfeit finally had the protection they needed. The illegal sellers no longer stole their work. Artists were no longer battling infringement and have recovered five, even six figures, from the damages awarded by the court.

Counterfeit is thriving on marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, eBay, and others, and Edwin James’ method allows artists to stop selling cheap and substandard versions of their artwork on these platforms.

We are not a takedown service. Instead, Edwin James hits the counterfeiters in the pocket, which stops them from re-offending. We are self-financing, so you don’t have to pay anything upfront.

Our mission is to help 777 artists end their counterfeit issues by 2027.

We’re here for you to help you protect your artwork and save you time fighting the many sellers ripping you off so that you can get on with doing what you do best – creating more art.

No more playing whack-a-mole.

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With Edwin James, you’re in safe hands, knowing real people are working diligently on your behalf to protect your intellectual property.

Do you have a problem with counterfeit?

Contact us today for a no obligation discussion.