my host forwarded me this with regards to a movie site i have running. the site doesnt really have copyrighted material. it doesnt even link to any material. it does however have the text of the url of where the movies can be found.
anyway is this legit? looks pretty professional but im thrown off by the president of the MPAA using an email of [email protected]
anyway is this legit? looks pretty professional but im thrown off by the president of the MPAA using an email of [email protected]
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MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
15301 VENTURA BOULEVARD, BUILDING E
SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA 91403
Mr. Kevin Suh
Senior Vice-President
Content Protection, Internet
PHONE: [URL="tel:%28818%29%20935-5813"](818) 935-5813[/URL]
FAX: [URL="tel:%28818%29%20285-4407"](818) 285-4407[/URL]
E-MAIL: [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
VIA E-MAIL
Mr. Dody Lira
SoftLayer Technologies, Inc.
4849 Alpha Road
Dallas, TX 75244
[EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
March 10, 2011
Re: Notice of Infringement of *********.org
Dear Mr. Lira:
The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (“MPAAâ€) represents each of the major motion picture studios in the United States, specifically, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc., Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, and their respective affiliates (collectively, the “MPAA Member Studiosâ€), which own or control exclusive rights under copyright in and to a vast number of motion pictures and television shows worldwide.
We are writing to notify you of, and request your assistance in addressing, the extensive copyright infringement of motion pictures and television shows that is occurring by virtue of the operation of the Internet website ********.org (the “Websiteâ€), which we have reason to believe is hosted by Softlayer Technologies, Inc. (“ISPâ€).
Attached as Exhibit A is a list of some of the motion pictures and television programs that are owned or controlled by the MPAA Member Studios and that are being infringed by the Website. Exhibit A is provided as a representative sample of the infringements being committed as a result of the operation of the Website and to demonstrate the readily-apparent nature of the massive infringement occurring thereon. The list is not intended to suggest that the identified infringements are the only ones occurring on the Website. Having been informed, through the representative list, of the nature and scope of infringements occurring on these websites, we hope that you will act appropriately to address all infringement on the Website, not merely the identified representative examples.
Exhibit A, moreover, merely provides concrete examples of what is obvious from even a cursory review of the Website. The Website – your customer – blatantly infringes the MPAA Member Studios’ copyrights and countless other copyrights. Indeed, copyright infringement is so prevalent on the Website that infringement plainly is its predominant use and purpose.
By this notification, we are asking for your immediate assistance in stopping your customer’s unauthorized activity. Specifically, we request that you remove or disable access to the infringing Website in accordance with either 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)(A)(ii) (DMCA “representative list†provision), 17 U.S.C. § 512(i)(1)(A) (DMCA “repeat infringer†provision), and/or Softlayer’s Acceptable Use Policy, which prohibits use of your facilities for copyright infringement, see [URL]http://www.softlayer.com/legal/acceptable-use-policy/[/URL].
We are providing this notice based on our good faith belief that the use of motion pictures and television programs owned by the MPAA Member Studios in the manner occurring via the Website is not authorized by the copyright owners, their agents, or the law. The information in this notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, we are authorized to act on behalf of the MPAA Member Studios, which own or control exclusive rights under copyright that are being infringed in the manner described herein. This letter is without prejudice to the rights and remedies of the MPAA Member Studios and their affiliates, all of which are expressly reserved.
If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at [URL="tel:818-935-5859"]818-935-5859[/URL], or via email at [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL].
Very truly yours,
Kevin Suh
Attachment
EXHIBIT A
The Green Hornet
link to site
The Social Network
link to site
