a couple of months ago I got this email
so I know how you feel
the image I used was not from the photograper's [sic] page
I couldn't begin to tell you where I got the image
other than removing the offending post, this is the first time I have acknowledged the email
my first thought when I got it ...the email ...was, "#&@< 'em!"
With a few edits, this it what it said
Copyright Infringement of “The Mad Snowball” Photograph
a real lawyer <real lawyer@someurl.com>
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Dear Sir or Madam:
We represent David Robert Curtis, the owner of the photograph “The Mad Snowball.”
Mr. Curtis owns the intellectual property rights to “The Mad
Snowball,” including reproduction rights. The photograph is also
registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.
We have learned that infringing copies of “The Mad Snowball” photograph are being displayed on the website
http://wellohyeah.blogspot.com
(the “Website”) without authorization. The Website’s unauthorized use
of the infringing content constitutes copyright infringement and
violates Mr. Curtis’s rights under United States
federal law. E.g., 17 U.S.C. § 106. The infringing content, which consists of a reproduction of “The Mad Snowball,” is located at
http://wellohyeah.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html. The original copyrighted image can be seen at
http://www.theearlybirder.com/ .
The only versions of
the “The Mad Snowball” published online by Mr. Curtis contain copyright
notices in the form of plain text in the bottom part of the image and/or
a watermark in the main part of the image.
The infringing image as it appears on the Website lacks either of these
copyright notices and therefore may also represent a violation of 17
U.S.C. § 1202(b).
We hereby demand that
you refrain from distributing or offering to distribute copies of “The
Mad Snowball,” including in the form currently on display at the
Website, to any one by any means.
If you have any
questions, please contact me by phone or via electronic mail. My
contact information is below. Thank you for your anticipated
cooperation.
Nothing contained in this letter is intended as or
should be construed to be a waiver or relinquishment of any right or
remedy held by our client, all of which are hereby expressly reserved.
Reza Dokhanchy
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | 555 California St., San Francisco, CA 94104
[phone number here] Direct [email here]
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