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I guess they never learned their lesson last time around. Maybe at the "Hogwarts" magic school of law sending out blanket canned legal threats actually works. With any luck they will sue me and since I HAVE NO MONEY THEY WILL TAKE OVER THIS SITE AND MAKE IT A HARRY POTTER FAN FICTION SITE.
I enjoy getting emails with headers like the following:
Priority: Urgent
Importance: high
So I'm not taking shit down.
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:53:38 -0400
Subject: Notice of Infringement/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - 1 posting
From: "Seidenfeld, Mark" <MSeidenfeld@Scholastic.com>
To: <legal@ytmnd.com>
Cc: "Chatillon, Dev" <DChatillon@Scholastic.com>
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I, the undersigned, certify under penalty of perjury that the information in this notification is accurate and that I am authorized to act on behalf of J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books and owner of copyright rights therein, and Scholastic Inc., exclusive U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter books, including without limitation the cover and all other art incorporated therein (collectively, the "IP Owner"). I have a good faith belief that the materials identified below are not authorized by the IP Owner, its agent, or the law and therefore infringe the IP Owner's rights according to state and federal law. Please act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material or items claimed to be infringing.
I may be contacted at the below address/phone/email. Thank you in advance for your immediate attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Mark S. Seidenfeld
Counsel
Scholastic Inc.
557 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
ph/212-343-6888
fx/212-343-6965
mseidenfeld@scholastic.com
Infringing Materials (infringement of copyright, including publication, duplication and distribution rights):
http://machodance.ytmnd.com/
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:04:13 -0400
Subject: Notice of Infringement/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - 14 postings
From: "Seidenfeld, Mark" <MSeidenfeld@Scholastic.com>
To: <legal@ytmnd.com>
Cc: "Chatillon, Dev" <DChatillon@Scholastic.com>
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I, the undersigned, certify under penalty of perjury that the information in this notification is accurate and that I am authorized to act on behalf of J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books and owner of copyright rights therein, and Scholastic Inc., exclusive U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter books, including without limitation the cover and all other art incorporated therein (collectively, the "IP Owner"). I have a good faith belief that the materials identified below are not authorized by the IP Owner, its agent, or the law and therefore infringe the IP Owner's rights according to state and federal law. Please act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material or items claimed to be infringing.
I may be contacted at the below address/phone/email. Thank you in advance for your immediate attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Mark S. Seidenfeld
Counsel
Scholastic Inc.
557 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
ph/212-343-6888
fx/212-343-6965
mseidenfeld@scholastic.com
Infringing Materials (infringement of copyright, including publication, duplication and distribution rights):
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/8/e/4/8e4e188cbee1712f7033969626c8f692.jpg
http://harrypotter7wtf.ytmnd.com/
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/8/e/4/8e4e188cbee1712f7033969626c8f692.jpg
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/6/a/f/6af8b92ba2853c1cd4abbaaf25980fc1.jpg
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/0/e/6/0e68744e8a7e80721c320e0871ac047e.jpg
http://harrypotterfuckingsucks.ytmnd.com/
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/5/2/f/52f0f812c221f0fce632c89e3010df4e.jpg
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/8/c/c/8cceff1d0061abb01d0c1f150654ae98.jpg
http://harrypotter7wtf.ytmnd.com/
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/8/e/4/8e4e188cbee1712f7033969626c8f692.jpg
http://blackpeopleinspace.ytmnd.com/
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/f/5/a/f5a0ab7817da178a79d4ed755fc2ae4f.gif
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:28:23 +0100
Subject: Re: ILLEGAL : http://machodance.ytmnd.com/; http://harrypotter7wtf.ytmnd.com/ URGENT LEGAL NOTICE: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
From: helpdesk <leah_alpren@bloomsbury.com>
To: <legal@ytmnd.com>
CC: "Seidenfeld, Mark" <MSeidenfeld@Scholastic.com>,
"Chatillon, Dev" <DChatillon@Scholastic.com>,
"Osbourne A. Shaw" <OAS@ICGINC.COM>,
"Jeffrey R. Bedser" <jrb@ICGINC.COM>,
Sarah Odedina <sarah_odedina@bloomsbury.com>,
Maya Abu-Deeb <Maya_Abu-Deeb@bloomsbury.com>,
Neil Blair <Neil@christopherlittle.net>
URGENT LEGAL NOTICE
Dear Sir/Madam
HARRY POTTER: NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT ON YTMND.COM
1. I act on behalf of J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter
books and owner of the copyright therein, and Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
which has the exclusive right to publish, distribute and sell the Harry
Potter books in various territories worldwide, including the United Kingdom
(the ³IP Owner²).
2. This letter puts you on notice that the materials identified and
available at the links below infringe the IP Owner¹s copyright and related
rights in the Harry Potter series of books according to relevant legislation
and common law. The infringing materials (and/or links to them) can be found
at:
http://machodance.ytmnd.com/
http://harrypotter7wtf.ytmnd.com/
(the ³Infringing Material²).
3. My contact details are set out at the bottom of this letter.
4. I have a good faith belief that the dissemination and use of the
Infringing Material is not authorised by the IP Owner, its agent or the law.
5. I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this
notification is accurate and that I am authorised to act on behalf of the IP
owner(s) including in respect of the Infringing Material.
Please take immediate steps to remove or disable access to the Infringing
Material in order to prevent a continuing infringement of the IP Owner¹s
rights. As you will be aware, the material posted is likely to disseminate
very quickly unless appropriate steps are taken to prevent this and
therefore it is crucial that it is removed or made inaccessible at the
earliest opportunity. Please contact me on the telephone number/ email
address set out below should you require any further information regarding
this matter or on my cell phone at +44 (0)7738 571884 if I am not available
on the number below.
I appreciate your cooperation and thank you in advance for your immediate
attention in respect of the above. I would be grateful if you could urgently
confirm the action taken in respect of the Infringing Material.
Yours sincerely
Leah Alpren
Solicitor
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
36 Soho Square
London W1D 3QY
Direct Dial: 0207440 2482
Fax: 02077580217
Email: leah_alpren@bloomsbury.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note:
This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and any of its subsidiaries each reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks.
Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorized to state them to be the views of any such entity.
Thank You.
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Registered in England No. 1984336
Registered Office: 36 Soho Square, London W1D 3QY
A & C Black Publishers Limited
Registered in England No. 189153
Registered Office: 38 Soho Square, London W1D 3HB
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Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:56:41 -0400
Subject: Notice of Infringement/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling - ytmnd.com
From: "Nachbar, Karen"
To: <legal@ytmnd.com>
Cc: "Chatillon, Dev" <DChatillon@Scholastic.com>,
"Seidenfeld, Mark" <MSeidenfeld@Scholastic.com>
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I, the undersigned, certify under penalty of perjury that the information in this notification is accurate and that I am authorized to act on behalf of J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books and owner of copyright rights therein, and Scholastic Inc., exclusive U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter books, including without limitation the cover and all other art incorporated therein (collectively, the "IP Owner"). I have a good faith belief that the materials identified below are not authorized by the IP Owner, its agent, or the law and therefore infringe the IP Owner's rights according to state and federal law. Please act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material or items claimed to be infringing.
I may be contacted at the below address/phone/email. Thank you in advance for your immediate attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Karen L. Nachbar
Counsel
Scholastic Inc.
557 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
ph/212-343-6734
fx/212-343-6965
knachbar@scholastic.com
Infringing Materials:
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/8/e/4/8e4e188cbee1712f7033969626c8f692.jpg
http://harrypotter7wtf.ytmnd.com/
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/8/e/4/8e4e188cbee1712f7033969626c8f692.jpg
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/6/a/f/6af8b92ba2853c1cd4abbaaf25980fc1.jpg
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/0/e/6/0e68744e8a7e80721c320e0871ac047e.jpg
http://harrypotterfuckingsucks.ytmnd.com/
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/5/2/f/52f0f812c221f0fce632c89e3010df4e.jpg
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/8/c/c/8cceff1d0061abb01d0c1f150654ae98.jpg
http://harrypotter7wtf.ytmnd.com/
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/8/e/4/8e4e188cbee1712f7033969626c8f692.jpg
http://blackpeopleinspace.ytmnd.com/
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/f/5/a/f5a0ab7817da178a79d4ed755fc2ae4f.gif
Now they've resorted to just forwarding the threats they've already made with a return receipt requested. I wish they'd hurry up an SUE ME.
In other news I haven't done any real work all week but I did clean up my apartment.