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 | | | Today we received this copyright infringement threat from the MPAA.. didn't know those guys also represented ANSI artists these days :)
But it is kind of flattering for them to think that the demoscene coders now have found a way to pack 1 whole tv series episode into a ~30KB file :)
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Subject: Case ID 8666581 - Notice of Claimed Infringement
*Motion Picture Association
Worldwide Internet Enforcement
15503 Ventura Boulevard
Encino, California 91436
USA
Phone: (818) 728 - 8127
Email: MPAA@copyright.org
September 9, 2004
Name: xxxxxxxxxx
ISP: xxxxxxxxxx
Via Fax/Email
RE: Unauthorized Distribution of Copyrighted Motion Pictures
Reference #: 8666581 (M)
Date of Infringement: 9/8/2004 at 12:57 p.m. EDT (GMT -0400)
Dear xxxxxxxxxx:
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) represents the following motion picture production and distribution companies:
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
Paramount Pictures Corporation
TriStar Pictures, Inc.
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
United Artists Pictures, Inc.
United Artists Corporation
Universal City Studios LLLP
Warner Bros. Entertainment Company Inc.
We have received information that you are hosting the above-referenced Internet site on your servers. This site contains hyperlinks to downloadable copies of copyrighted motion pictures belonging to MPA members. [Moreover, [some of] the actual media files are also hosted on your servers.] The list below gives in indication of which motion pictures are involved and which MPA member company owns the copyright:
BASIC
ALIAS (TV) SEASON 1
The copyright holders have not authorized the reproduction or distribution of their works in this way. Therefore, the availability to the public of these files through hyperlinks on a website hosted on your servers [and the presence of the actual media files on your serv-ers] constitute[s] a serious infringement of copyright. This infringement is actionable un-der civil law and constitutes a serious criminal offence under articles 31, 31a and 31b of the Dutch Copyright Act (Auteurswet 1912). Given the nature of the material concerned and the fact that it is widely known that motion picture studios do not distribute their works for free over the internet, there can be no reasonable doubt about the illegality of this material.
The MPA has contacted the information provider directly but this has not resulted in the removal of the infringing material / The MPA has not been able to contact the information provider directly to request that he or she remove the infringing material. By infringing material, we refer in this case to all media files of motion pictures belonging to MPA members located on your servers and to all web pages containing hyperlinks or other forms of access to such media files hosted on third party servers. More precisely, we consider the following files to be infringing:
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Infringement Detail:
Infringing Work: BASIC
Filepath: /pub/incoming/equalizerbbs-oldfilez/ANSI-STUFF/
Filename: BASIC-02.ZIP
First Found: 27 Aug 2004 06:40:30 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 8 Sep 2004 12:57:29 EDT (GMT -0400)
Filesize: 62k
IP Address: 145.24.145.100
IP Port: 21
Network: FTP
Protocol: FTP
Infringing Work: BASIC
Filepath: /pub/incoming/equalizerbbs-oldfilez/ANSI-STUFF/
Filename: BASIC_04.ZIP
First Found: 27 Aug 2004 06:40:30 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 8 Sep 2004 12:57:29 EDT (GMT -0400)
Filesize: 51k
IP Address: 145.24.145.100
IP Port: 21
Network: FTP
Protocol: FTP
Infringing Work: BASIC
Filepath: /pub/incoming/equalizerbbs-oldfilez/ANSI-STUFF/
Filename: BASIC-01.ZIP
First Found: 27 Aug 2004 06:40:30 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 8 Sep 2004 12:57:29 EDT (GMT -0400)
Filesize: 40k
IP Address: 145.24.145.100
IP Port: 21
Network: FTP
Protocol: FTP
Infringing Work: ALIAS (TV) SEASON 1
Filepath: /pub/incoming/equalizerbbs-oldfilez/BBS-PCBOARD-STUFF/
Filename: ALIAS1.ZIP
First Found: 8 Sep 2004 10:38:39 EDT (GMT -0400)
Last Found: 8 Sep 2004 12:56:54 EDT (GMT -0400)
Filesize: 23k
IP Address: 145.24.145.100
IP Port: 21
Network: FTP
Protocol: FTP
Pursuant to current EU and Netherlands law, xxxxxxxxxx can escape liability for this infringement of copyright through a website hosted on its servers only if it takes immediate action to remove the infringing material as soon as it knows or is informed of the presence of such infringing material on its servers. By means of this letter, you have now been so informed.
On behalf of the respective owners of the exclusive rights to the copyrighted material at issue in this notice, we therefore request that you immediately do the following:
1) Disable access to the infringing material as described;
2) Remove the infringing material from your server; and
3) Take appropriate action against the account holder under your Abuse Pol-icy/Terms of Service Agreement.
We reserve the right to start court proceedings against xxxxxxxxxx if the in-fringing material is not removed within three business days.
We hereby state that the information provided above is, to the best of our knowledge, accurate and we hereby indemnify you against any claims from the information provider that may arise out of your meeting our request.
Please contact us at the above listed address or by replying to this email should you have any questions. Kindly include the above noted Reference number in the subject line of all email correspondence.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Your prompt response is requested.
Respectfully,
Motion Picture Association | | |
| its even still on /incoming/ no one can leech it. now we have confirmation, americans _are_ all insane indeed :P
btw jeffry, i downloaded all of the old equalizer bbs stuff to dipswitch's computer while i was there, he's gonna sort them out and reupload things in their proper directories when done. which should be soon.. :) | | |
| | next we'll get a mail couz we host a /groups/tristar/ directory. lol | | |
| Wow, that's rich. Can you scan that in and mail it to me Redhound? (Or if that was just an email, post the full headers?) I mean seriously, is the MPAA that incredibly stupid?
radman@gmail.com[Post edited by radman1 on Friday 10 September 2004 - 19:43] | | |
| | It's an automated process. I think nobody bothered to look at the files in question. They just have a huge list with filenames, scan the web and send mails if something has been found. Has happened before, will happen again. And yes, it's stupid. :) | | |
| HahahaHA! This is just great stuff.
Bring it on I say - MPAA, do your worst. :) | | |
| spam: unsolicited bulk e-mail, often of commercial nature.
i'd post an abuse report. | | |
| | I don't know whether I feel disgusted or amused by this. Probably both. In any case, I would consider turning the media against these guys. The press vultures just love practical evidence of major corporation fuck-ups. http://www.theregister.co.uk comes to mind. | | |
| Wow this IS funny. I have an image of armies of MPAA lawyers running through millions of scene.org invitro's, mods, chips, demos, pixels, ascii, wilds.. but ok swe shouldn't be too sad about some new blood and fans joining the scene ;)
Here's a thought.. we can replace the actual content of these files with a nice invitation intro to Assembly or something, patch the filesystem database and filedates, and then simply NOT remove them =) and have a jolly laugh in court on a sunny thursday morning. | | |
| | This has been going on for a while now on other media related sites as well. Can't you get a cease and desist order? | | |
| | Also of note, it disgusts me that a powerful company like this can get away with harassing smaller groups of individuals, who by putting up their hard and valuable work online for free, do not ask for but a dime of compensation, yet offer the public a far more greater and valuable service. | | |
| | dsp, if they're just harassing, not much harm is done. i'm rather sure that if such activity would become worse and actually turning into lawsuits like the ones psonice mentioned, some EFF-ish offices would probably be there to help, especially if there's many free media sites involved. | | |
| | If they're really being bastards, they won't accept any reply unless it states that the "infringing material" has been removed, and they'll settle in the courts. If they do that, how many sites like scene.org can afford to pay the legal fees? And less sites like scene.org means less competition for the big entertainment companies. | | |
| | I would be prepared to help pay any legal fees and NOT have those files removed. Anything to teach those MPAA pathetics a valuable lesson in art and freedom. | | |
| What's the problem if they go to court? Scene.org is hosted in The Netherlands, so they have to go to a Dutch court. I don't know shit about the Dutch legal system, but I expect it to be more like the Belgian system than the US system.
Actually I expect the judge to laugh at the MPAA. And I am quite sure you can sue their asses and win when they loose.
And I could be wrong, but can't you get free lawyers in The Netherlands? It's no like you need the best lawyer in the world :) | | |
| | groovy. just freakin' groovy. | | |
| | I just find it unnerving to say the least. We, as consumers, give these companies way too much power. | | |
| | was ihr wollt wird serviert. | | |
| | hahaha, this just made my day | | |
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