DarkElegance opened this issue on Jul 16, 2003 ยท 43 posts
Stormrage posted Thu, 17 July 2003 at 10:29 PM
I wish there was a form email that we could use to make it easier. My email was kind of longish but i have been assure it is legal. To whom it may concern: Your company hosts a group located at http://groups.msn.com/IslandofIandaMagistrateCylinder/ containing graphics copyrighted to and owned by me as the creator of Thunderstorm Creations, and artist known on the www as Stormrage I have contacted the group owner on July 17,2003 about removing the image but my email will not be delivered because I am not a member with the group The graphics that are in violation on their site (which are owned by me) can be found at http://groups.msn.com/IslandofIandaMagistrateCylinder/slavepictures.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=174 (entitled GalleryImage343235 and currently bears my signature and copyright notice) The original can be found in my gallery at Renderosity.com http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=343235&Start=37&Artist=Stormrage&ByArtist=Yes (entitled David) and is specifically indicated as copyrighted to me. Therefore, the use of my graphics on the web page hosted at your site is illegal under copyright law and forbidden under my terms of use. I am prepared to sign and fax to you a prepared statement of ownership indicating that the information provided by me, Jennifer Greenlees, is accurate and under penalty of perjury I state that I have exclusive and/or licensed rights to the material in question. I am legally authorized and represent myself, as I am the licensed owner of the copyrighted material. In reviewing your site's terms of service, you indicate the following regarding copyright violations: * Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents to do the same. * Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which is made available through the MSN Sites/Services in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party. Therefore, I am seeking your immediate intercession with this matter. Please remedy this offense with either: (1) Your immediate contact with the site owner demanding the prompt removal of the graphics owned by and copyrighted to me or (2) that you remove the site itself and/or my graphic files from your server. Your expeditious attention to this matter is greatly appreciated as I find no other recourse for remedy without undertaking legal action. Please understand that this letter is not a warning or threat. It is being sent to you as part of a legal process that must be followed in an effort to maintain my legal rights. You can put an immediate stop to this process by acting in accordance with this offer of good faith. Sincerely, Jennifer Greenlees Http://www.tstormcreations.com Reply to: email removed address removed phone number removed a Lawyer pointed me to the Artist rights site where I got the basic form of the email.