From mpaa23@pacbell.net Fri Sep 15 20:54:33 2000 Return-Path: <mpaa23@pacbell.net> Received: from mta5.snfc21.pbi.net (mta5.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.241]) by dns1.cyberlink.ch (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA26993 for <Admin@cyberlink.ch>; Fri, 15 Sep 2000 20:54:32 +0200 Received: from dsl1 ([63.203.119.218]) by mta5.snfc21.pbi.net (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.2000.01.05.12.18.p9) with ESMTP id <0G0X00JYQXZZ02@mta5.snfc21.pbi.net> for Admin@cyberlink.ch; Fri, 15 Sep 2000 11:28:51 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 11:17:10 -0700 From: mpaa23 <mpaa23@pacbell.net> Subject: 193.246.253.10 To: Admin@cyberlink.ch Message-id: <000201c01f42$3c8f49e0$da77cb3f@pacbell.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Content-type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0051_01C01F06.7DAE1780" X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-Priority: 3 Status: RO X-Status: A Content-Length: 4987 Lines: 151 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C01F06.7DAE1780 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0052_01C01F06.7DAE1780" ------=_NextPart_001_0052_01C01F06.7DAE1780 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ------=_NextPart_001_0052_01C01F06.7DAE1780 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0052_01C01F06.7DAE1780-- ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C01F06.7DAE1780 Content-Type: text/plain; name="discordiaII9-12.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="discordiaII9-12.txt" Motion Picture Association =20 World Wide Anti-Piracy =20 15503 Ventura Blvd. =20 Encino, CA 91436 Phone: (818) 728-8127 =20 Email: MPAA23@pacbell.net =09 September 8, 2000 Beat Tinner Cyberlink Internet Services AG Richard Wagnerstrasse 6 CH-8002 Zuerich Switzerland Admin@cyberlink.ch Fax: 41 1 287 2991 RE: Illegal Provision of DeCSS/Circumvention Device Site/URL: killer.discordia.ch/politics/copyprotection.html 193.246.253.10 MPA File #: 5-671-161 Dear Beat Tinner: The Motion Picture Association is authorized to act on behalf of the = following copyright owners: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. Disney Enterprises, Inc. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Paramount Pictures Corporation TriStar Pictures, Inc. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation=20 United Artists Pictures, Inc. United Artists Corporation Universal City Studios, Inc. Warner Bros., a Division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. We have knowledge that the above-referenced Internet site is providing a = circumvention device commonly known as DeCSS. DeCSS is a software = utility that decrypts or unscrambles the contents of DVDs (consisting of = copyrighted motion pictures) or otherwise circumvents the protection = afforded by the Contents Scramble System (CSS) and permits the copying = of the DVD contents and/or any portion thereof. As such, DeCSS is an = unlawful circumvention device, which violates, inter alia, United = States federal law. Specifically, providing or offering DeCSS to the = public on your network or system violates the Digital Millennium = Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. =A71201 et seq. ("DMCA"), which proscribes = "manufacturing, importing or offering to the public, providing, or = otherwise trafficking" in an unlawful circumvention device.=20 On August 17, 2000, a federal district court in the Southern District of = New York confirmed that offering, providing, or trafficking in DeCSS, or = any other device designed to circumvent CSS, violates the DMCA. The = district court granted a permanent injunction against (1) posting on = any Internet site, or in any other way manufacturing, importing or = offering to the public, providing, or otherwise trafficking in DeCSS or = any other technology primarily designed to circumvent CSS, and (2) = linking any Internet web site, either directly or through a series of = links, to any other Internet web site containing DeCSS.=20 Based on the foregoing, we request that you: 1) take appropriate steps to cause immediate removal of DeCSS from the = above identified URL, along with such other actions as may be necessary = or appropriate to suspend this illegal activity; 2) provide appropriate notice to the subscriber or account holder = responsible for the presence of DeCSS on your system or network, = advising him/her of the contents of this notice and directing that = person to contact the undersigned immediately at the e-mail address = provided above; 3) advise us of the name and physical address of the person operating = this site; and=20 4) maintain, and take whatever steps are necessary to prevent the = destruction of, all records, including electronic records, in your = possession or control respecting this URL, account holder or subscriber. By copy of this letter, the owner of the above-referenced URL and/or = email account is hereby directed to cease and desist from the conduct = complained of herein. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Your immediate response = is requested. The information in this notification is accurate, and we declare, under = penalty of perjury, that the Motion Picture Association is authorized to = act on behalf of the owner[s] of exclusive rights described above.=20 Should you have any questions, please contact us at the above listed = address. Respectfully, The Motion Picture Association=20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C01F06.7DAE1780-- </plaintext>