It get's funnier, my last email exchange:
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"I never copied Likewhoa in that notice. It came down instantly."
Stay off the cough medicine
From your emails below:
To: Ampages;
[email protected];
[email protected]
-----Original Message-----
From: Apic-Worldwide [mailto:
[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 10:26 PM
To: Lensman
Cc: Chris Bolton
Subject: Re: 5363 likewhoa
interesting.
So I guess you guys control the freehosting sites too?
I never copied Likewhoa in that notice. It came down instantly.
AMATEURPAGES is behind all of these scams.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lensman
To: Apic-Worldwide
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 6:49 PM
Subject: RE: 5363 likewhoa
Page is 404.
-----Original Message-----
From: Apic-Worldwide [mailto:
[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 9:57 PM
To: Lensman
Cc: Chris Bolton
Subject: Re: 5363 likewhoa
Andi Sue Irwin
PENTHOUSE
http://exotic.adults-house.com/buttt...3/mixo-353.jpg
Chris Bolton,
Please be advised that AMATEURPAGES who supports approximately 50% of the theft of copyrights, refuses to co-operate.
This person LENSMAN, obviously considers himself a photographer also, is listed as the contact. All contacts have failed to act accordingly
APIC
----- Original Message -----
From: Lensman
To: Apic-Worldwide
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 5:39 PM
Subject: RE: 5363 likewhoa
Give us at least one specific image location owned by each of your clients, and we will serve the affiliate with a cease and desist notice.
-----Original Message-----
From: Apic-Worldwide [mailto:
[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 9:16 AM
To: Ampages;
[email protected];
[email protected]
Cc: SGold; ALS Legal; JS Hicks; Jan Vels; Bill Schwanke; APIC; D Defrancesco; IMCO
Subject: 5363 likewhoa
NOTICE of COPYRIGHT-TRADEMARK, or RIGHT of PUBLICITY INFRINGEMENT
APIC - WORLDWIDE
3325 Griffin Road
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33312
(954) 983-7312
Our association, the Association for the Protection of Internet Copyright ("APIC") (<
http://www.apic-worldwide.com>), an Internet organization dedicated to the continued education of copyright law and enforcement of such law on behalf of our members, has been notified by one of our members, that a web site, is infringing upon our member's intellectual property rights. This site is hosted by your organization . APIC is an authorized agent, and has a good faith belief that the copyrighted work described in the paragraph below is being used in manner that is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent(s) or the law.
Anyone profitting from theft of property can be held liable under the RICO Act.
http://www.avnonline.com/issues/2002...102_lead.shtml
Sponsored by AMATEURPAGES
Date: April 22, 2002
To:
Bulygo, Stan
[email protected]
1122 Coney Island Ave
#213
Brooklyn, NY 11230
US
718-421-7835
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Infringing URLs:
http://exotic.adults-house.com/buttt...xo3/mixo31.htm
through
http://exotic.adults-house.com/buttt...o3/mixo330.htm
30 pages of stolen images
(c) Denys Defrancesco
Suze Randall
Jan Vels
J Stephen Hicks
Alsscan
Steve Easton
Bill Schwanke
Scarlett Media
IMCO Bookpress
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Infringing the Intellectual Property of others is against the state and federal laws of the United States as well as many other international countries. Such infringement may provide for substantial financial penalties and / or potential criminal prosecution. Please immediately: a) remove the referenced material from your Online Service Provider, b) provide APIC with written or electronic confirmation of its removal, and c) take other appropriate action against " " to prevent future infringement.
Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (<
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf>), this letter serves as actual notice of infringement in the event of legal proceedings.
Mr. Callahan is the director of APIC-Worldwide, NOT an attorney. On behalf of the owner of the exclusive right to the material at issue in this notice, I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law. I hereby state, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States, that the information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is being infringed as set out in this notification.
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