Originally Posted by Nightshade
Any company worth a shit would have tracked you down and asked for your permission to use it and made a fair compensation offer.
excatly! this is what we got for site were hosting.
domain suspended for selling copyrighted dvd...
complain letter:
RE: Copyright and Trademark Infringement
To Whom It May Concern:
I would like to report violations of your company's Terms of Service
relating to trademark and copyright infringement. In accordance with
your
guidelines regarding these issues, and in compliance with relevant
federal
copyright law, I submit the following:
I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that the following
information
is accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.
I am an employee in the legal department of FUNimation Entertainment. I
am
authorized to act on behalf of FUNimation Entertainment with respect to
the
matters discussed herein.
FUNimation is a company engaged in the production of animated motion
pictures. We own or control various exclusive copyrights and trademarks
related to the animated motion pictures known as "Full Metal Alchemist,"
"Case Closed", "Yu Yu Hakusho," "Dragon Ball," "Dragon Ball Z," and
"Dragon
Ball GT" (hereafter collectively referred to as the "Properties").
FUNimation holds exclusive rights to the Properties throughout the U.S.,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other territories. Specifically,
FUNimation is the exclusive licensee for production and distribution of
home
videos, DVDs, video CDs, and other home video formats and devices
(hereafter
referred to collectively as "Videograms") within the referenced
territories.
Our investigations reveal that a site for which your company provides
services is currently being used to sell and distribute unlicensed
Videograms containing episodes, movies, or other embodiments of the
Properties. The use of the Properties in this manner is NOT authorized
by
FUNimation Entertainment and is a violation of FUNimation's intellectual
property rights. The specific site found to be in violation is
www.animovies.com. Infringing materials can be found at the following
links:
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=7155
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=1512
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=5487
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=6018
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=7465
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=5744
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=1577
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=6593
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=7398
http://www.animovies.com/view_product.asp?productno=222
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=7549
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=6843
http://www.animovies.com/view_product.asp?productno=37
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=7081
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=7512
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=7510
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=7504
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=2683
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=7511
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=7509
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=7507
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=1730
http://www.animovies.com/view_produc...productno=7506
You will find the listed web site sells, distributes, promotes, and/or
advertises unauthorized and/or pirated videos and/or DVDs containing
copyrighted material from the Properties. Such unauthorized
reproduction of
copyrighted material, coupled with the offer of such reproductions for
sale
and profit, is a violation of federal law, and carries stiff penalties.
For
the foregoing reasons, FUNimation Entertainment hereby requests that you
expeditiously cause all such infringing material to be removed or the
access
thereto disabled. We further request that the names, email addresses,
physical addresses, and any other contact information regarding the
parties
responsible be forwarded to us for the purpose of pursuing further legal
action against them.
If you should require any further information please do not hesitate to
contact me by email at
Legal2@funimation.com
. The physical and mailing address of FUNimation Entertainment is 6851
NE
Loop 820, Fort Worth, TX, 76180. Please contact me immediately if this
notification is not in substantial compliance with the DMCA, or if some
other problem arises with respect to our request. I would also request
notification when the above-mentioned site is disabled.
Sincerely,
/s/ Courtney A. Rottman
FUNimation Entertainment
Intellectual Property Enforcement