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This is an excerpt from an article posted by a guy who filled three RAR files from Giganews to alt.binaries.multimedia.buffy-v-slayer. It's a note from the MPAA to Giganews:
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 06:17:00 (GMT+00:00)
From: mpaa23@pacbell.net
To: dmca@giganews.com
Subject: [DMCA #543] Unauthorized Distribution of Copyrighted Motion Pictures (Reference#: 185058)
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
15503 VENTURA BOULEVARD
ENCINO, CALIFORNIA 91436
UNITED STATES
Anti-Piracy Operations
PHONE: (818) 728 - 8127
Email: MPAA23@pacbell.net
Thursday, July 26, 2001
Name: ,
E-mail: dmca@giganews.com
ISP:
Via Fax/Email
RE: Unauthorized Distribution of Copyrighted Motion Pictures
Site/URL:
Reference#: 185058
Date of Infringement: 7/25/2001 4:08:00 AM GMT
Dear , :
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) 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, Inc.
Warner Bros., a Division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
We have received information that you are offering Internet access service to the above referenced account holder, who has utilized your services to post downloads to Usenet newsgroups of copyrighted motion picture(s) including such title(s) as:
Buffy The Vampire Slayer(TV)
The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted motion pictures constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, Title 17 United States Code Section 106(3). This conduct may also violate the laws of other countries, international law, and/or treaty obligations.
We request that you immediately do the following:
1) Terminate the account of this account holder; and
2) Disable access from your own servers to the particular posting(s) identified above. (See also header information attached below.)
By copy of this letter, the owner of the above referenced Internet site and/or email account is hereby directed to cease and desist from the conduct complained of herein.
On behalf of the respective owners of the exclusive rights to the
copyrighted material at issue in this notice, we hereby state, pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17 United States Code Section 512, that we have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owners, their respective agents, or the law.
Also pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California and under the laws of the United States, that the information in this notification is accurate and that we are authorized to act on behalf of the owners of the exclusive rights being infringed as set forth in this notification.
Please contact us at the above listed address or by replying to this email should you have any questions.
We thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Your prompt response is requested.
Respectfully,
Hemanshu Nigam
Director
Worldwide Internet Enforcement
Giganews would respond to their customer as follows:
From: Tim Yaeger [tyaeger@staff.texas.net]
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 3:56 PM
To: [I removed the guy's name]
Cc: dmca@giganews.com
Subject: [DMCA #543] Unauthorized Distribution of Copyrighted Motion Pictures (Reference#: 185058) (fwd)
Dear Thomas:
This is your one-time Notice of copyright Infringement.
GigaNews.com has been given Notice by the Copyright Agent for a
copyright holder that you, or someone using your account, have been posting unauthorized copies of copyrighted material. Stop
immediately.
Please review our Terms and conditions that your agreed to when
signing up for service with Giganews.com.
Posting copyrighted material to Giganews.com servers without
permission of the copyright holder subjects you to immediate
cancellation and forfeiture of any pre-paid money remaining on your account.
You will not receive any further notice should you, or anyone using
your account, again post copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright holder. Your account will be cancelled the moment we get notice that additional materials have been posted.
This is your only and last warning. Stop posting copyrighted materials to the servers of Giganews.com or your account will be cancelled without further notice.
We must receive a reply of compliance within 3 days from the date
of this e-mail or your Giganews account will be cancelled.
Regards,
Tim Yaeger
Giganews Abuse
I know for a fact that someone else on this group received a threat from his ISP to stop posting entire episodes, although I think the ISP was a bit more pleasant than Giganews when they contacted the user.
I guess the MPAA has figured out how to use their news readers and a new battleline is being drawn.
Paul
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 06:17:00 (GMT+00:00)
From: mpaa23@pacbell.net
To: dmca@giganews.com
Subject: [DMCA #543] Unauthorized Distribution of Copyrighted Motion Pictures (Reference#: 185058)
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
15503 VENTURA BOULEVARD
ENCINO, CALIFORNIA 91436
UNITED STATES
Anti-Piracy Operations
PHONE: (818) 728 - 8127
Email: MPAA23@pacbell.net
Thursday, July 26, 2001
Name: ,
E-mail: dmca@giganews.com
ISP:
Via Fax/Email
RE: Unauthorized Distribution of Copyrighted Motion Pictures
Site/URL:
Reference#: 185058
Date of Infringement: 7/25/2001 4:08:00 AM GMT
Dear , :
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) 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, Inc.
Warner Bros., a Division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
We have received information that you are offering Internet access service to the above referenced account holder, who has utilized your services to post downloads to Usenet newsgroups of copyrighted motion picture(s) including such title(s) as:
Buffy The Vampire Slayer(TV)
The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted motion pictures constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, Title 17 United States Code Section 106(3). This conduct may also violate the laws of other countries, international law, and/or treaty obligations.
We request that you immediately do the following:
1) Terminate the account of this account holder; and
2) Disable access from your own servers to the particular posting(s) identified above. (See also header information attached below.)
By copy of this letter, the owner of the above referenced Internet site and/or email account is hereby directed to cease and desist from the conduct complained of herein.
On behalf of the respective owners of the exclusive rights to the
copyrighted material at issue in this notice, we hereby state, pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17 United States Code Section 512, that we have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owners, their respective agents, or the law.
Also pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California and under the laws of the United States, that the information in this notification is accurate and that we are authorized to act on behalf of the owners of the exclusive rights being infringed as set forth in this notification.
Please contact us at the above listed address or by replying to this email should you have any questions.
We thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Your prompt response is requested.
Respectfully,
Hemanshu Nigam
Director
Worldwide Internet Enforcement
Giganews would respond to their customer as follows:
From: Tim Yaeger [tyaeger@staff.texas.net]
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 3:56 PM
To: [I removed the guy's name]
Cc: dmca@giganews.com
Subject: [DMCA #543] Unauthorized Distribution of Copyrighted Motion Pictures (Reference#: 185058) (fwd)
Dear Thomas:
This is your one-time Notice of copyright Infringement.
GigaNews.com has been given Notice by the Copyright Agent for a
copyright holder that you, or someone using your account, have been posting unauthorized copies of copyrighted material. Stop
immediately.
Please review our Terms and conditions that your agreed to when
signing up for service with Giganews.com.
Posting copyrighted material to Giganews.com servers without
permission of the copyright holder subjects you to immediate
cancellation and forfeiture of any pre-paid money remaining on your account.
You will not receive any further notice should you, or anyone using
your account, again post copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright holder. Your account will be cancelled the moment we get notice that additional materials have been posted.
This is your only and last warning. Stop posting copyrighted materials to the servers of Giganews.com or your account will be cancelled without further notice.
We must receive a reply of compliance within 3 days from the date
of this e-mail or your Giganews account will be cancelled.
Regards,
Tim Yaeger
Giganews Abuse
I know for a fact that someone else on this group received a threat from his ISP to stop posting entire episodes, although I think the ISP was a bit more pleasant than Giganews when they contacted the user.
I guess the MPAA has figured out how to use their news readers and a new battleline is being drawn.
Paul
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