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Re: DMCA letters in general



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@xxxxxxx =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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Sean
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 8:58 AM
To: or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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