ahh, that’s better. Oh, by popular request (Mr. Crosby is the legal contact at theplanet):
Ref: R3434 Re: http://randomfoo.net/junk/200409/U2%20-%202004%20-%20Vertigo%20(Single)/ Dear Lance Crosby, I am contacting you on behalf of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and its member record companies. The IFPI is a trade association whose member companies are some 1,500 major and independent record companies in the US and internationally who create, manufacture and distribute sound recordings. Under penalty of perjury, we submit that the IFPI is authorized to act on behalf of its member companies in matters involving the infringement of their sound recordings, including enforcing their copyrights and common law rights on the Internet. We have learned that your service is hosting infringing files on its network (see above-referenced directory). These files contain sound recordings by the artists known as U2. These sound recordings are owned by one of our member companies and have not been authorized for this kind of use. We have a good faith belief that the above-described activity is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. We assert that the information in this notification is accurate, based upon the data available to us. We are asking for your immediate assistance in stopping this unauthorized activity. Specifically, we request that you remove the infringing files from your system or that you disable access to the infringing files. In addition, please inform the site operator of the illegality of his or her conduct. You should understand that this letter constitutes notice to you that this site operator may be liable for the infringing activity occurring on your service. In addition, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, if you ignore this notice, you and/or your company may also be liable for any resulting infringement. This letter does not constitute a waiver of any right to recover damages incurred by virtue of any such unauthorized activities, and such rights as well as claims for other relief are expressly retained. You may contact me at IFPI Secretariat, 54 Regent Street, London W1B 5RE, United Kingdom or email Notices@ifpi.org, to discuss this notice. We await your response. Sincerely, Mr Paul Mitchell Internet Anti-Piracy Administrator IFPI Secretariat 54 Regent Street London W1B 5RE United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)20 7878 7915 Fax: +44 (0)20 7878 6832 E-mail: Notices@ifpi.org Website: www.ifpi.org