DMCA letters in general

Tue Oct 18 18:39:55 UTC 2005

Bob wrote:

>Here's the full text from the isp:
>
>	Dear Customer,
>
>We are writing on behalf of Cox Communications to advise you that we have
>received a notification that you are using your Cox High Speed Internet
>service to post or transmit material that infringes the copyrights of a
>complainant's members.  We have included a copy of the complaint letter.
>Pursuant to the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"),
>which is codified at 17 U.S.C. § 512, upon receiving such notification, Cox
>is required to "act expeditiously to remove, or disable access to" the
>infringing material in order to avoid liability for any alleged copyright
>infringement.  Accordingly, Cox will suspend your account and disable your
>connection to the Internet within 24 hours of your receipt of this email if
>the offending material is not removed.
>
>Please be aware that the DMCA also provides procedures by which a subscriber
>accused of copyright violation can respond to the allegations of
>infringement and, under certain circumstances, cause his or her account to
>be reinstated.  To do so, however, the response must meet certain criteria.
>Pursuant to section (g) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(g)), you have the right
>to submit to Cox a counter-notification which, to be effective, must include
>the following elements:
>
>(a)	a physical or electronic signature of the subscriber;
>(b)	identification of the material that has been removed or to which
>access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared
>before it was removed or disabled;
>(c)	a statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good
>faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of
>mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;
>(d)	the subscriber’s name, address, and telephone number and a statement
>that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal District
>Court for the judicial district in which the address is located.
>
>In the event that you submit to Cox a counter-notification that includes
>these elements, Cox will forward your counter notification to the
>complainant and advise them that Cox will cease disabling access to the
>allegedly infringing material in ten (10) business days.  Unless the
>complainant notifies us that it has filed an action seeking a court order to
>restrain you from engaging in the allegedly infringing activity prior to the
>expiration of those ten (10) business days, Cox will reactivate your
>account.
>
>For answers to frequently asked questions, please follow the link below:
>
>http://support.cox.com/sdccommon/asp/contentredirect.asp?sprt_cid=c2a30ae8-d
>706-4f6e-beb9-618ea54d1791
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Cox Customer Security
>
>	--- Original Message ---
>
>
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>=EF=BB=BFMonday, October 03, 2005
>
>
>Cox Communications, Inc.
>1400 Lake Hearn Drive, NE
>Atlanta, GA  30319  US
>
>
>
>RE:  Unauthorized Distribution of the Copyrighted Television Program Entitl=
>ed
>     Rome
>
>
>Dear DMCA Agent:
>
>We are writing this letter on behalf of Home Box Office, Inc. ("HBO").
>
>We have received information that an individual has utilized the above-refe=
>renced IP address at the noted date and time to offer downloads of copyrigh=
>ted television program(s) through a "peer-to-peer" service, including such =
>title(s) as:
>
>     Rome
>
>The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted television programs =
>constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, Title 17 United=
> States Code Section 106(3). =20
>
>Since you own this IP address, we request that you immediately do the follo=
>wing:
>
>1) Disable access to the individual who has engaged in the conduct describe=
>d above; and
>2) Take appropriate action against the account holder (if other than the in=
>dividual whose access has been disabled) under your Abuse Policy/Terms of S=
>ervice Agreement.
>
>On behalf of HBO, owner of the exclusive rights to the copyrighted material=
> at issue in this notice, we hereby state, that we have a good faith belief=
> that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by =
>HBO, its respective agents, or the law.
>
>Also, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the Stat=
>e of New York and under the laws of the United States, that the information=
> in this notification is accurate and that we are authorized to act on beha=
>lf of the owner of the exclusive rights being infringed as set forth in thi=
>s notification.
>
>Please direct any end user queries to the following address:
>
>Steve Rosenthal
>Legal Department
>Home Box Office, Inc.
>1100 Avenue of the Americas
>New York, NY  10036
>212.512.1780 =E2=80=93 phone
>212.512.5854 =E2=80=93 fax
>infringements at hbo.com =E2=80=93 email
>
>Kindly include the Case ID 93923784, also noted above, in the subject line =
>of all future correspondence regarding this matter.
>
>We appreciate your assistance and thank you for your cooperation in this ma=
>tter. Your prompt response is requested.
>
>Respectfully,
>
>Mark Weaver,
>Director of Enforcement
>MediaSentry, Inc.
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>Infringement Detail:
>Infringing Work: Rome
>Filepath: Rome.S01E06.HDTV.XviD-LOL.[eztv].torrent
>Filename: Rome.S01E06.HDTV.XviD-LOL.avi
>First Found: 3 Oct 2005 14:52:40 EDT (GMT -0400)
>Last Found: 3 Oct 2005 14:52:40 EDT (GMT -0400)
>Filesize: 359,196k
>IP Address: 68.4.162.247
>Network: BTPeers
>Protocol: BitTorrent
>
>
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-or-talk at freehaven.net [mailto:owner-or-talk at freehaven.net] On
>Behalf Of Sean
>Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 8:58 AM
>To: or-talk at freehaven.net
>Subject: Re: DMCA letters in general
>
>I may be missing something, but the response template
>appears to be directed to an ISP, not a copyright
>owner.  But, I read the letter as coming from a
>copyright owner.  Thus, the template would not be
>appropriate.
>
>
>
>  
>
reply:

Go play a little game I like to call "hide and go f*ck yourself" :-P