Hi Lude!
It sounds to me, Brad's in the clear. Why? He is contacted by someone claiming he has an image that is not legal. Note the lawyer CLAIMED. He himself did not give Brad (it doesn't sound like from reading this) any evidence. But that's their side of the story.
Brad then properly proceeds with due diligence, attempting to contact where he purchased the content to confirm and deny the lawyer's claim, and they (Lace) don't respond. As there's no reason for Brad to believe one side of the story without ascertaining the other side, and since he indeed sought the other side, and since neither gave him any proof one way or the other (neither the lawyer nor Lace) I would say they can't hold anything on Brad.
Likewise, not a lawyer either, but that's my understanding of the process, for what little it's worth.
Toss in the two years time delay and that the LAWYER failed to give proof, Brad, and you might even have a claim against the lawyer for filing an unwarranted suit (and try to get him disbarred for his bad behavior.) hehe
Last edited by Dravyk at Nov 18 2003, 06:10 PM