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* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/20 September 2010|20 September 2010]] - Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/17 September 2010|17 September 2010]] - Emily Heuerman
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/14 September 2010|14 September 2010]] - Justin Ben McSweeney
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/Johnny Associates 2|Johnny & Associates]] / Art Bank Co., Ltd.
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/Jenny Romanchuk|Jenny Romanchuk]]
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/5 August 2010|5 August 2010]] - Marina Depietri
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/3 August 2010|3 August 2010]] - Ron Jon Surf Shop of Fla., Inc.
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/Collegiate Licensing Company|Collegiate Licensing Company]]
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/Johnny Associates|Johnny & Associates]] / Art Bank Co., Ltd.
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/27 May 2010|27 May 2010]] - MOULINSART SA
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/Satu Olkkola|Satu Olkkola]]
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/Satu Olkkola|Satu Olkkola]]
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/Boeing|Boeing]]
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/Boeing|Boeing]]
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* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/14 May 2010|14 May 2010]] - Burberry
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/14 May 2010|14 May 2010]] - Burberry
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/10 May 2010|10 May 2010]] - Arun Dhir
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/10 May 2010|10 May 2010]] - Arun Dhir
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/14 April 2010|14 April 2010]] - Kewego
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/2 April 2010|2 April 2010]] - Art Bank Co., Ltd.
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/2 April 2010|2 April 2010]] - Art Bank Co., Ltd.
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/31 March 2010|31 March 2010]] - Miranda Adria
* [[Legal/Infringement Notices/31 March 2010|31 March 2010]] - Miranda Adria
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<br>Thank you<br>Donia Al khatib  
<br>Thank you<br>Donia Al khatib  


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<br>
 
To Whom It May Concern:
 
I am writing to you on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and its related entities (collectively "Fox"). Fox is the owner of copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights in and to the television series American Dad, Archer, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, Futurama, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Simpsons and Sons of Anarchy and the theatrical motion pictures Avatar and Ice Age (collectively the "Fox Properties").
 
We have recently become aware that Mozilla/Firefox and/or its users has been offering for download browser "Personas" incorporating various trademarks, characters, images, designs, slogans and/or other distinctive creative elements of the Fox Properties (hereinafter "Infringing Personas"), at the links listed on Attachment A. Mozilla's/Firefox's use of various trademarks, characters, images, designs, slogans and/or other distinctive creative elements of the Fox Properties is likely to cause consumers to believe that Fox has licensed, supported or endorsed your use of said elements of the Fox Properties. Such conduct infringes Fox's intellectual property rights in the Fox Properties, and shall not be tolerated.
 
We, therefore, demand that you immediately:
 
1. Cease all use, publication, offering for download or other dissemination of the Infringing Personas incorporating various characters, images, designs, slogans and/or other distinctive creative elements of the Fox Properties, including those at found at the links on Attachment A, and,
 
2. Confirm in writing to the undersigned no later than September 22, 2010, that you shall fully and promptly comply with each of the foregoing demands.
 
Should you fail to comply with the above demands by the close of business on September 22, 2010, we will consider taking all appropriate action against you without further notice to you.
 
I have a good faith belief that the items offered for sale at the links shown on the Attachment to this letter are not authorized by Fox, its agent, or the law and I declare under penalty of perjury that I am authorized to act on behalf of Fox and the information in this letter is accurate.
 
This letter is without prejudice to Fox’s rights and remedies, all of which are expressly reserved.
 
Very truly yours,
 
/Kasimira C. Verdi/
 
Kasimira C. Verdi
 
Director – Intellectual Property
 
Fox Group Legal
 
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Rm. 2234
 
Los Angeles, CA 90067
 
310-369-3110
 
foxip@fox.com
 
<br>
 
Attachment A –
 
Infringing Personas Using Fox Intellectual Property
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/79215
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/79238
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/79396
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/79398
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/79400
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/79405
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/84779
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/85575
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/88234
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/97391
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/104308
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/97683
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/99203
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/102244
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/111551
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/111876
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/113617
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/111551
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/111876
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/115568
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/117643
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/117962
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/119036
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/121282
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/129252
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/131944
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/134111
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/138390
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/141770
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/151399
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/151840
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/151928
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/164510
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/167649
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/169574
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/170762
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/174969
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/175545
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/179370
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/179908
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/183574
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/183628
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/184455
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/184909
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/194921
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/196565
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/197034
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/197038
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/200550
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/200796
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/202655
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/203797
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/205257
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/205259
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/206879
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/208157
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/209896
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/210170
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/211270
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/211391
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/219433
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/226385
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/229538
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/241119
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/250029
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/250597
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/256522
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/256878
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/257267
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/262144
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/262918
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/270702
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/272394
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/273699
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/282530
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/285853
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/287294
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/289745
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/290334
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/290345
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/291288
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/294999
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/295019
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/117376
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/117377
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/117379
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/186565
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/221673
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/97663
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/81607
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/86310
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/66756
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/71897
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/77281
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/77282
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/78637
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/78763
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/78778
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/113616
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/138569
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/138658
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/163039
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/182894
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/195878
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/196831
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/197068
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/200550
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/238027
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/255391
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/266458
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/273847
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/281521
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/297057
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/282865
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/282861
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/297087
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/74990
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/75454
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/75712
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/75949
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/76221
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/76731
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/76511
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/76456
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/76742
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/77650
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/77652
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/80190
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/77662
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/79348
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/79673
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/80410
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/80460
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/80559
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/80692
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/80905
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/81599
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/81994
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/84128
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/85626
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/290258
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/287592
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/284664
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/272115
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/271790
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/268972
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/268967
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/267711
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/256812
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/256002
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/249848
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/239378
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/226700
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/226698
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/224062
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/223937
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/223668
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/222747
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/222188
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/221726
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/211767
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/210476
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/209707
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/209678
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/208974
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/208279
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/208051
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/208033
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/207779
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/20<br>
 
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<br>
 
Julie,
 
I believe in good faith that the use of the material that I claim infringes my copyright is not authorized by law, or by the copyright owner or such owner's agent.
 
All of the information contained in my DMCA Notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, I am either the owner of, or a person authorized to act on behalf an owner of, the exclusive copyright right that is being infringed.
 
Please let me know if this is still not correct.
 
Thanks,
 
Emily
 
On Sep 17, 2010 10:33am, Julie Martin &lt;jmartin@mozilla.com&gt; wrote:<br>&gt; Emily,<br><br>&gt; Can you please use the words and language as identified below? I need certain things to be under good faith and others stated under penalty of perjury. You are welcome to cut and paste this language if necessary. Other explanations are not needed.<br><br>&gt; A statement by you: (i) that you believe in good faith that the use of the material that you claim infringes your copyright is not authorized by law, or by the copyright owner or such owner's agent; and, (ii) that all of the information contained in your DMCA Notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are either the owner of, or a person authorized to act on behalf an owner of, the exclusive copyright right that is being infringed.<br><br>&gt; ----- Original Message -----<br>&gt; From: "Emily Heuerman" acheronianperfume@gmail.com&gt;<br>&gt; To: "Julie Martin" jmartin@mozilla.com&gt;<br>&gt; Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 5:47:29 PM<br>&gt; Subject: Re: Emily Heuerman - Requesting DMCA<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Julie,<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I believe that the use of my artwork infringes my copyright because it was only available for personal use as a desktop background on a computer and NOT to be publicly displayed by any other person as their own. The person who turned my work into a persona posted that persona as their own work without contacting me to ask if they could do so. This violates not only the copyright on my work, but Mozilla's policy as well. Mozilla states that people making a persona are "never use artwork/logos/photography that you do not have the legal rights to use" (Mozilla).<br>&gt;<br>&gt; My work is protected by Deviantart.com's copyright law which defines copyright infringement:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; "What is Copyright Infringement?<br>&gt;<br>&gt; To simplify this question, copyright infringement occurs when you do certain things with a creative work which someone else produced without first getting the proper permission.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Some examples of copyright infringement (this is only a partial listing) can include:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; • Placing a photograph or creative work online without proper permission.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; • Using a creative work commercially.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; • Adapting a creative work of one medium to another, such as making a book into a movie or a photograph into a painting.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; • Modifying or editing a creative work without proper permission." (Deviantart.com)<br>&gt;<br>&gt; The person who posted my work as a persona does not have the legal rights to use my artwork as I own the copyright to it and infringed on this copyright agreement in all of the following above areas by taking my work and adapting it into persona without contacting me first.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; All of the information contained in my DMCA notice is accurate. I am the owner of the copyright to my work that has been infringed upon.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; If you need more information, please let me know.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Sincerely,<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Emily Heuerman<br>&gt;<br>&gt; On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Julie Martin jmartin@mozilla.com &gt; wrote:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Hi, Emily. Can you please provide: A statement by you: (i) that you believe in good faith that the use of the material that you claim infringes your copyright is not authorized by law, or by the copyright owner or such owner's agent; and, (ii) that all of the information contained in your DMCA Notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are either the owner of, or a person authorized to act on behalf an owner of, the exclusive copyright right that is being infringed.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Julie<br>&gt;<br>&gt; ----- Original Message -----<br>&gt;<br>&gt; From: "Emily Heuerman" acheronianperfume@gmail.com &gt;<br>&gt; To: "Julie Martin" jmartin@mozilla.com &gt;<br>&gt; Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 4:46:35 PM<br>&gt; Subject: Re: Emily Heuerman - Requesting DMCA<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Harvey Anderson or To Whom it May Concern,<br>&gt;<br>&gt; My name is Emily Heuerman and this morning (September 16, 2010), I noticed that my artwork is being used in a Firefox persona by the user " Sweetness0721 " without my consent. My piece of artwork that is being infringed is "Purple Twilight Rose Wallpaper". I have this piece posted on Deviantart for free download as a wallpaper, but is not intended to be used for anything other than a computer desktop wallpaper for personal use. On my Deviantart account, my full name is listed along with the copyright and date which my work was submitted (September 4, 2008). Here is the link to this particular piece of artwork in my gallery: http://silverperfume.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d1lr9em . I have checked all of my messages and notes and at no time did the person who has infringed upon my copyrighted artwork attempt to contact me for permission to use it. Attached is a compressed version of my artwork for your reference.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; While I took the photograph of the rose and designed the piece, I should also mention that the Photoshop brushes I used to create "Purple Twilight Rose Wallpaper" are copyright of another artist on Deviantart "redheadstock". She requests that anyone who uses her brushes provide her with credit for her work. I provided her with credit when I posted my work, but the person who has infringed on the copyright of my work ( Sweetness0721 ) has also infringed on the copyright of "redheadstock" by not crediting her for her work. Her Deviantart gallery is: http://redheadstock.deviantart.com/ . The link to her website is: http://www.obsidiandawn.com/ . Her Deviantart gallery and her website explain her terms and conditions of use. One of the brush sets that I used for this piece by redheadstock is "Foliage Swirls". Here is the link to this brush set on Deviantart: http://redheadstock.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d1bwfmz and here is the link to the brush set on her website: http://www.obsidiandawn.com/foliage-swirls-photoshop-gimp-brushes I have emailed her about this matter and she has given me permission to inform you about this. I can forward our email conversation if necessary.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; The username of the person who has posted my work as a persona without my permission is " Sweetness0721" . Here is the link to this person's designer gallery: http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/gallery/Designer/Sweetness0721 The date this person posted the persona is: September 8, 2009 (one year and four days after I posted my artwork). Sweetness0721 has titled their persona "Twilight Rose". Here is the link to the persona infringing on my copyrighted work: http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/48500<br>&gt;<br>&gt; My contact information is:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Name: Emily Heuerman<br>&gt; Mailing Address: [street address removed]<br>&gt; City: Big Bear Lake<br>&gt; State: CA<br>&gt; Zip: 92315<br>&gt; Home Phone: [phone number removed]<br>&gt; Cell Phone: [phone number removed]<br>&gt; Email Address: e.heuerman@gmail.com<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I hereby state that I am the owner of the "Purple Twilight Rose Wallpaper" as proved in my Deviantart gallery and I hereby claim that all of the above information is correct.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Attached is my scanned signature as both a jpg and a pdf as well as a compressed and sized down copy of my original piece of artwork "Purple Twilight Rose Wallpaper".<br>&gt;<br>&gt; As a side note, I called and left a message this morning (September 16, 2009) regarding this issue on Harvey Anderson's answering machine.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Please contact me with the action that is being taken on my behalf.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Thank you so much for your time,<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Emily Heuerman<br>&gt;<br>&gt; On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Julie Martin jmartin@mozilla.com &gt; wrote:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Hi, Emily.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; We would be happy to remove the image if you can provide us a proper DMCA request.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; All DMCA Notices should include the following:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; * A signature, electronic or physical, of the owner, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive copyright right that is being infringed;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; * An identification of the copyrighted work or works that you claim have been infringed;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; * A description of the nature and location of the material that you claim to infringe your copyright, in sufficient detail to permit Mozilla to find and positively identify that content, including the URL where it is located;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; * Your name, address, telephone number, and email address where we can contact you; and<br>&gt;<br>&gt; * A statement by you: (i) that you believe in good faith that the use of the material that you claim infringes your copyright is not authorized by law, or by the copyright owner or such owner's agent; and, (ii) that all of the information contained in your DMCA Notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are either the owner of, or a person authorized to act on behalf an owner of, the exclusive copyright right that is being infringed.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Please provide the information described above and we can proceed.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Julie<br>&gt;<br>&gt; From: Emily Heuerman acheronianperfume@gmail.com &gt;<br>&gt; Date: September 16, 2010 4:02:07 PM PDT<br>&gt; To: hja@mozilla.com<br>&gt; Subject: Emily Heuerman - Requesting DMCA<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Harvey Anderson,<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Thank you so much for responding to me so quickly. I am sorry I missed your call. I contacted you earlier today regarding a copyright infringement issue. A user downloaded my artwork and without notifying me, used it as a persona. I wanted to assure you that, as a student majoring in Interactive Media and Web Design, I totally understand that this is in no way the fault of Mozilla, and do not blame you nor the company for this. I very much appreciate your willingness to deal with the situation and highly value your attention to customer service. You stated in your message that you would send me a "DMCA" form to fill out.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; My contact information is:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Name: Emily Heuerman<br>&gt; Mailing Address: [street address removed]<br>&gt; City: Big Bear Lake<br>&gt; State: CA<br>&gt; Zip: 92315<br>&gt; Home Phone: [phone number removed]<br>&gt; Cell Phone: [phone number removed]<br>&gt; Email Address: e.heuerman@gmail.com<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I have a couple of questions regarding this case. My work that was infringed upon was made using Photoshop brushes copyrighted by another artist. This artist states clearly that her brushes may be used if the artist credits her. I did this so I was not infringing on her copyright. That being said, the person who infringed upon the copyright of my work did not credit me, nor the other artist, which is an infringement on that artist's copyright agreement for free usage. I have contacted this artist regarding the issue at hand who gave me full permission to mention her when I sent the information regarding this circumstance. My question is, should I mention her involvement in this in the DMCA or should she fill out a separate form? My only other question is, would it even be necessary for me to mention her involvement, or will this be taken care of regardless of my mentioning her? She has asked me to let her know how this is to be handled.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Thank you so much for your time,<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Emily Heuerman <br>
 
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Hello Julie,
 
Thank you so much for the quick reply! In regards to the first point, what constitutes a "signature" in this situation? I work in the illustration field, so the first thing that comes to mind is an image of my signature in a jpeg or tiff format, but I'd like to be certain.
 
In regards to the second point, I thought perhaps the email as a whole worked as a statement, but to be clear:
 
"I, Justin Ben McSweeney, believe in good faith that the illustration used in the Mozilla Persona referred to as "Zombies and Guns" and seen on the webpage http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/140182 , constitutes an infringement upon the distribution and licensing rights of myself and Humoring the Fates, Inc. All information provided thus far is accurate to the best of my knowledge, and I am both an owner and authorized representative of the copyright in question".
 
I appreciate all your help in this matter. I know that this is a common problem with user-generated content, and I'm grateful that you've responded so effectively. Let me know what I should turn in as a proper signature, and I'll be happy to do so as quickly as possible.
 
Thanks!
 
-Ben
 
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On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Julie Martin &lt; jmartin@mozilla.com &gt; wrote:
 
<br>Hi, Ben.
 
We would be happy to remove the image if you can provide us a proper DMCA request.
 
All DMCA Notices should include the following:
 
*A signature, electronic or physical, of the owner, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive copyright right that is being infringed;<br>* An identification of the copyrighted work or works that you claim have been infringed;<br>* A description of the nature and location of the material that you claim to infringe your copyright, in sufficient detail to permit Mozilla to find and positively identify that content, including the URL where it is located;<br>* Your name, address, telephone number, and email address where we can contact you; and<br>* A statement by you: (i) that you believe in good faith that the use of the material that you claim infringes your copyright is not authorized by law, or by the copyright owner or such owner's agent; and, (ii) that all of the information contained in your DMCA Notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are either the owner of, or a person authorized to act on behalf an owner of, the exclusive copyright right that is being infringed.
 
Please provide the information described in the first and last bullet point so we can proceed.
 
Julie
 
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Dear sirs,
 
My name is Ben McSweeney, and I'm writing to you in regards to a work of art uploaded to your "Personas" website which constitutes an unauthorized usage.
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/140182, titled "Zombies with Guns", was originally illustrated by myself and licensed exclusively to Humoring the Fates, Inc. The user "Philipsi83" has no rights to the artwork, and is not entitled to grant the Creative Commons license as seen on the page in question.
 
The version which he has uploaded (with my signature removed) can be seen originally at http://inkthinker.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d1uxicx.
 
Please let me know if there's anything else I can do to ensure the speedy removal of the work in question from the Mozilla Personas website. I can be contacted via web at ben@fates.com, by telephone at [phone number removed], or by mail at [street address removed] St, Tampa FL, 33609.
 
I appreciate your help in this matter, and I look forward to hearing from you soon,
 
Sincerely,
 
Ben McSweeney<br>www.inkthinker.net<br>inkthinker.deviantart.com<br><br>
 
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Dear sirs,
 
We are rights management agency in Japan, and sending this request on behalf of our client, Johnny&amp;Associates, one of top entertainment agencies in Japan.<br>We've found several Personas using photos/images of singers and actors who have closed management contract with Johnny&amp;Associates, without appropriate approval.<br>We'd request Mozilla to take down those from Personas gallery asap.<br>Please refer following details, and it would be great if you could take appropriate action.<br> <br>Followings are URLs of Personas which infringe our clients' rights.<br>Please refer list below, and it would be appriciated if Mozilla could take appropriate actin for them.
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/77262
 
We've never granted right to this Personas author and will never approve.<br> <br>My contact information are as follows.<br>Name: Art Bank Co.,Ltd. ayano yamanouchi<br>Address: PARK LANE.4F 2-6-10,jingumae Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 150-0001 Japan<br>Phone: 81.3.3423.8611<br>e-mail: j-admin@art-bank.co.jp<br> <br>I believe in good faith that the use of the material that I claim infringes my copyright is not authorized by me.<br>In addition, all of the information above is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that I am either the owner of the exclusive copyright right that is being infringed.<br> <br>It would be great if you could disable this Personas ASAP. If you need any more information, please let me know.<br> <br>Sincerely,<br>Art Bank Co.,Ltd.<br>ayano yamanouchi<br><br>
 
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DMCA Infringement Notification<br><br>
 
Section I: Contact Information<br>Full Name: Gregory Adams<br>Address: 6205 Farrington Road, O14, Chapel Hill NC, 27517<br>Daytime Phone: (919)-294-9170<br>Email Address: greg@thezombiehunters.com<br><br>
 
Section II: Original (infringed) Material<br>Original: http://ashwings.deviantart.com/art/God-of-Fire-Fox-Fire-13533815
 
The image in question is one that Jenny Romanchuk had posted in her DeviantArt portfolio, on December 27, 2004.
 
Section III: Alleged Infringing Material<br>The firefox theme, located here: http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/131596 makes unauthorized use of Jenny Romanchuk’s artwork.<br><br>
 
Section IV: Statement of Infringement<br>Jenny Romanchuk has never authorized any other party or parties to make use of this image. Your member did not solicit her permission to use her artwork. If the member HAD requested such permission, that request would have been denied. No one other than Jenny Romanchuk is permitted to make use of her artwork.<br><br>
 
Section V: Certificate<br>I, Gregory Adams, under penalty of perjury, certify that I am the authorized representative of the owner of the copyrighted material identified under Section II of this document and, to the best of my knowledge, all of the information provided above is accurate.<br><br>
 
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Dear Ms. Compton,
 
Thank you for your prompt response. The individual Personas are:
 
heidenh<br>Lipjan07<br>bernardirs<br>blacky2906<br>Carlo_Carerra<br>Norvin_R<br>rammstein91<br>lukyn<br>rlnds
 
Please let me know if you need any additional information.
 
Best regards,
 
From: Elizabeth Compton &lt;ecompton@mozilla.com&gt;<br>To: marina depietri &lt;marina.depietri@us.redbull.com&gt;<br>Date: 08/05/2010 12:17 PM<br>Subject: Re: WS 6.007.993 – US – Infringement of Red Bull’s Trademarks on Get
 
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Dear Ms. Depietri,
 
We received your notice of alleged trademark infringement below. Please identify the individual Personas you are asking us to take down. Since search results can change over time and may include Personas that you don't believe infringe your rights, we need a definitive list of the specific Personas you have identified as infringing Red Bull's trademarks.
 
Upon receipt of this additional information we will take down the identified Personas.
 
Sincerely,
 
Liz Compton<br>Mozilla<br><br>
 
Dear Mr. Anderson, <br>I am writing on behalf of Red Bull GmbH (“Red Bull”), the producer of the RED BULL energy drink which is distributed the United States. Red Bull owns various trademark registrations and common law rights in and to the famous RED BULL trademark and the trade dress depicted on the RED BULL energy drink can, including the single and double bull device. It recently came to our attention that the content on getpersonas.com – which is registered to the Mozilla Corporation – infringes Red Bull’s trademarks. Below please find the relevant information to address the infringements, and please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.
 
(1) Please find my electronic signature below.
 
(2) The following trademarks which belong to Red Bull have been infringed: RED BULL word mark, RED BULL AIR RACE word mark, RED BULL LEIPZIG word mark, LA FORMULA UNA &amp; device, and the single bull and double bull device (collectively, the “RED BULL Marks”).
 
(3) The infringing material consists of various themes that use the RED BULL Marks and can be found here: http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/gallery/All/search?p=redbull&amp;search.x=0&amp;search.y=0.
 
(4) My contact information is as follows:
 
Marina Depietri, Esq.<br>Intellectual Property Attorney, North America<br>Red Bull GmbH/Red Bull North America, Inc.<br>1740 Stewart Street<br>Santa Monica, CA 90404 U.S.A.<br>Office: (310) 460-5804<br>Fax: (310) 309-5295<br>E-mail: marina.depietri@us.redbull.com
 
(5) I have a good faith belief that the infringing material described above is not authorized by Red Bull, its agent, or the law.
 
(6) I declare under penalty of perjury, that to the best of my knowledge, the above information is accurate and that I am authorized to act on behalf of Red Bull in requesting removal of the infringing material.
 
Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing from you and receiving confirmation that the infringing material has been removed from GetPersonas.com.<br><br>
 
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Law Office of Lisa N. Kaufman, P.A.<br>2807 Poinciana Circle<br>Cooper City, Florida 33026<br>Phone (954)534-9419<br>Facsimile (954)534-9419 *51 Intellectual Property Law<br>e-mail lnktm@hotmail.com
 
August 3, 2010
 
VIA E-Mail dmcanotice@mozilla.com<br>and Facsimile (650)903-0875
 
Mr. Harvey Anderson<br>Mozilla Corporation<br>650 Castro Street, Suite 300<br>Mountain View, CA 94041
 
Re: Illegal Use of RON JON trademarks
 
Dear Mr. Anderson:
 
This law firm represents Ron Jon Surf Shop of Fla., Inc.(“Ron Jon”) in intellectual<br>property matters. It has come to our attention that in the Mozilla “Personas Gallery” there is a listing for “RON JON SURF SHOP created by Pedemann” which employs without Ron Jon’s authorization or consent several of Ron Jon’s well known and famous trademarks. (See the attached copy of the Mozilla web page from which this design was captured). The location where this infringing material may be found is: www.//getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/254424.
 
Such misuse of Ron Jon’s trademarks constitutes trademark infringement under federal, state and common law. Moreover, this use constitutes dilution of Ron Jon’s famous trademarks.
 
Among those trademarks which have been infringed are the following trademarks owned by Ron Jon which are the protected by U.S. Trademark Registrations:
 
Mark U.S. Registration No.:<br>1,619,480<br>RON JON 2,651,953<br>RON JON 2,575,455<br>RON JON 2,365,194<br>RON JON SURF SHOP 2,573,048<br>3,259,798
 
Copies of these registration certificates are attached for your convenience.
 
In accordance with Mozilla’s legal notices, we hereby demand that Mozilla immediately<br>remove this infringing material from its website.
 
I hereby certify that all of the information contained in this Notice to Mozilla is accurate,<br>that I am the authorized agent of Ron Jon Surf Shop of Fla., Inc., and that these statements are made under penalty of perjury.
 
We thank you in advance for your cooperation and look forward to receiving<br>confirmation that you have removed the infringing material.
 
Sincerely,<br>s/Lisa N. Kaufman<br>Lisa N. Kaufman
 
Enclosures<br>cc: Ron Jon Surf Shop of Fla., Inc.<br><br>
 
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The Collegiate Licensing Company is the authorized licensing representative for the University of California Davis. It has come to our attention that the Getpersonas.com site is offering unlicensed designs that infringe upon the trademark rights of this University. A link to the item at issue is shown below.
 
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UC Davis Seal – please have this item removed - http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/257885
 
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I declare under penalty of perjury that all of the information contained in this notice is accurate and that I am authorized to act on behalf of the University listed above. I believe in good faith that the use of the material that I claim infringes the University’s trademark (UC Davis Seal) is not authorized by law, or by the trademark owner or such owner’s agent.
 
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Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
 
<br>
 
Judy Martin | Enforcement &amp; Compliance Assistant
 
IMG College and The Collegiate Licensing Company - an IMG Company
 
290 Interstate North Circle | Suite 200 | Atlanta, GA 30339
 
Direct: 770-799-3218 | Main: 770-956-0520 | Fax: 770-955-4491
 
jmartin@clc.com | www.clc.com
 
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Dear sirs,
 
We are rights management agency in Japan, and sending this request on behalf of our client, Johnny&amp;Associates, one of top entertainment agencies in Japan.<br>We've found several Personas using photos/images of singers and actors who have closed management contract with Johnny&amp;Associates, without appropriate approval.<br>We'd request Mozilla to take down those from Personas gallery asap.<br>Please refer following details, and it would be great if you could take appropriate action.<br> <br>Followings are URLs of Personas which infringe our clients' rights.<br>Please refer list below, and it would be appriciated if Mozilla could take appropriate actin for them.
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/77262<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/77261<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/103551<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/111596<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/107450<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/106319<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/124701<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/124732<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/164324<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/128108<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/130802<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/133598<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/146507<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/150983<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/151056<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/160041<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/162777<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/220982<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/168729<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/237904<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/237929<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/237937<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/237942<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/177991<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/180323<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/184504<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/184619<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/188727<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/188933<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/189605<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/205665<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/219256<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/220129<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/224630<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/177721<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/210971<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/213334<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/217982<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/217985<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/228804<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/230373<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/230394<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/230395<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/230396<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/230398<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/232296<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/233562<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/236008<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/238723<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/246509<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/247031<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/247051<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/248698<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/257724<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/263243<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/169468<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/170764<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/174180<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/174281<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/178485<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/193882<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/195995<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/196390<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/200668<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/205502<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/205517<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/205586<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/205723<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/207026<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/219143<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/205662<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/226973<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/89869<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/98374<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/255973<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/98525<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/98605<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/98622<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/80364<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/97687<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/101759<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/103551<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/118806<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/137729<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/146507<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/151449<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/151457<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/184442<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/185366<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/195008<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/196255<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/197053<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/245718<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/255480<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/196892<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/203445<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/203447<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/203455<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/127093<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/123255<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/183034<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/136292<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/118060<br>http://www.getpersonas.com/ja/persona/113387<br>http://www.getper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We've never granted right to this Personas author and will never approve.<br> <br>My contact information are as follows.<br>Name: Art Bank Co.,Ltd. ayano yamanouchi<br>Address: PARK LANE.4F 2-6-10,jingumae Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 150-0001 Japan<br>Phone: 81.3.3423.8611<br>e-mail: j-admin@art-bank.co.jp<br> <br>I believe in good faith that the use of the material that I claim infringes my copyright is not authorized by me.<br>In addition, all of the information above is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that I am either the owner of the exclusive copyright right that is being infringed.<br> <br>It would be great if you could disable this Personas ASAP. If you need any more information, please let me know.<br> <br>Sincerely,<br>Art Bank Co.,Ltd.<br>ayano yamanouchi<br><br>
 
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Dear Ms Compton,
 
Please find below the details requested.
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/51449&nbsp;: unauthorized use of the name and the trademark TINTIN®
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/70520&nbsp;: unauthorized use of a visual coming from the Work of Hergé
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/79584&nbsp;: unauthorized use of a visual coming from the Work of Hergé
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/80852&nbsp;: unauthorized use of a visual coming from the Work of Hergé
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/99489&nbsp;: unauthorized use of a visual coming from the Work of Hergé
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/192883&nbsp;: unauthorized use of a visual coming from the Work of Hergé
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/215275&nbsp;: unauthorized use of a visual coming from the Work of Hergé
 
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/215285&nbsp;: unauthorized use of the name and the trademark TINTIN® + unauthorized adaptation of a character created by Hergé (Tintin)
 
<br>We thank you in anticipation for removing these items as soon as possible.
 
Sincerely yours,
 
<br>
 
Magali Soubras<br>Legal Department<br> <br>MOULINSART SA<br>Avenue Louise, 162<br>1050 Bruxelles<br>Tel.&nbsp;: +32 2 626 24 21<br>Fax.&nbsp;: + 32 2 646 14 59<br>
 
"This email and any attached files are confidential and may be legally privileged. It may contain information protected by intellectual property rights. Any reproduction or adaptation of its attachments must first be authorised in writing by Moulinsart SA, the exclusive worldwide owner of all exploitation rights regarding the work of Hergé.The sender is in no way liable for any errors or omissions in the content of this message, or any damages which may arise as a result of email transmission.Do not hesitate to contact us [legal@moulinsart.be], should you need any further information."
 
<br> -----Original Message-----<br>From: Elizabeth Compton [mailto:ecompton@mozilla.com]<br>Sent: jeudi 27 mai 2010 19:58<br>To: Magali Soubras<br>Subject: Re: MOULINSART DMCA
 
Dear Ms. Soubras,
 
We are in receipt of your DMCA notice. Because the name of a Persona does not necessarily mean that the design is infringing and because new Personas are added and old ones removed on a regular basis, we must require rights holders to identify the specific Personas that are allegedly infringing rather than simply search results. We hope you understand the need for this requirement and we are ready to take down the Personas you identify as soon as we receive the needed information.
 
Sincerely yours,
 
Liz Compton<br>Mozilla Legal Team<br>
 
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Original Message -----<br>From: "Magali Soubras" &lt;magali.soubras@moulinsart.be&gt;<br>To: dmcanotice@mozilla.com<br>Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 6:08:14 AM<br>Subject: MOULINSART DMCA
 
<br>Dear Sir,
 
Pleas find enclosed our DMCA regarding unauthorized reproduction of elements coming from the Work of Hergé.
 
Sincerely yours,
 
Magali Soubras<br>Legal Department
 
MOULINSART SA<br>Avenue Louise, 162<br>1050 Bruxelles<br>Tel.&nbsp;: +32 2 626 24 21<br>Fax.&nbsp;: + 32 2 646 14 59
 
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"This email and any attached files are confidential and may be legally privileged. It may contain information protected by intellectual property rights. Any reproduction or adaptation of its attachments must first be authorised in writing by Moulinsart SA, the exclusive worldwide owner of all exploitation rights regarding the work of Hergé.The sender is in no way liable for any errors or omissions in the content of this message, or any damages which may arise as a result of email transmission.Do not hesitate to contact us [legal@moulinsart.be], should you need any further information."<br><br>
 
MOULINSART
 
1. Signature:
 
2. The exclusive rights of MOULINSART SA are being violated by material available upon your site at the following URL&nbsp;: http://www.getpersonas.comfenUSfgalleryfAllfsearch?<br>p=TINTIN&amp;search.x=O&amp;sear
 
3. MOULINSART SA is the exclusive worldwide owner of all exploitation rights related to the Work of HERGE, and notably of the rights to reproduce, to adapt and to represent strips,<br>characters, names and symbols coming from the well-known comic strip series "The Adventures of TlNTlN"<br>Each use of the work of Herge must be submitted to the prior written authorisation of Moulinsart SA.<br>The visuals available on the website as well as the opportunity to download them are not authorized by MOULINSART SA.
 
4. Contact information:<br>MOULINSART SA<br>Avenue Louise, 162<br>1050 Brussels<br>Belgium<br>+32 2 626 24 21<br>magali.soubras@moulinsart.be
 
5. We have a good faith belief that the use of this material in such a fashion is not authorized by the copyright holder, the copyright holder's agent, or the law.
 
6. Under penalty of perjury in a United States court of law, we state that the information contained in this notification is accurate, and that I am authorized to act on the behalf of the exclusive rights holder for the material in question.
 
I hereby request that you remove or disable access to this material as it appears on your service in as expedient a fashion as possible. Thank you.
 
Regards,<br>Magali Soubras<br>MOULINSART SA<br>162 AVENUE LOUISE - B-1050 BRUXELLES - TEL. (322) 6262421- FAX (322) 644 53 67<br>info@moulinsart.be<br>RCB 488174 - TVA 430 246 468 - COMPTE DEXIA 068 2287581 57<br>www.tintin.be<br>
 
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cabinet giliesvercken<br>------ avocate ------<br>En partenariat avec les Professeurs<br>Michel Vivant et Valerie.Laure Benabou<br>18, avenue Victoria 75 001 Paris<br>Tel.&nbsp;: 01 4221 3476<br>Fax: 01 42 21 32 77<br>Mobile: 0607971462<br>contact@gilfesvercken.com<br>www. gillesvercken. com<br>By registered letter with return receipt<br>By Fax: + I 650-903-0875
 
Paris, April 14th 2010<br>Harvey Anderson<br>Mozilla Corporation<br>650 Castro Street, Suite 300<br>Mountain View, CA 94041<br>USA
 
<br>RE&nbsp;: INFRINGEMENT TO IP RIGHTS
 
Dear Sir,
 
I am Kewego's lawyer.
 
Kewego provides a white label hosting video platform on the web to many clients in France and all<br>over the world.
 
Kewego noticed that, since February 10,2010 an "add-on" application allowing the download, via<br>firefox browser, of videos that are broadcast only on streaming, is provided on your website:
 
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/75778
 
https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/75778
 
This "add-on" is proposed under the name of "Kewego", even if my client is not involved in the<br>development of this application.
 
We are also writing directly to the developer on the email he put on your website.
 
I draw your attention of the fact that this "add-on" is infringing Kewego's rights by:
 
using the "kewego" trademark,<br>using the kewego logo protected by the copyright,
 
Moreover, the use of Kewego's name can be consider as unfair competition under art 1382 of the<br>French civil Code.
 
This "add-on" may also have been done by infringing Kewego's right over the software applications<br>use on its video platforms.
 
Lastly, this "add-on" allowing downloading protected content stream on Kewego's platforms infringes<br>Kewego's agreements made with rights holders of the contents, who allowed the streaming of their<br>videos but not its download.
 
Kewego therefore hereby formally request that you immediately cease, totally and unconditionally the<br>distribution of this "add-on" from your website and that you take the appropriate arrangements to<br>avoid this application to appears again on your web site.<br>I inform you that my client does not want to start any action in front of the Courts, against your<br>corporation or even against the developer, since the application is quickly removed.
 
But if any action should be stmt in the future, you are formally request to keep the connection data of<br>the developer you have.
 
Due to our ethical rules of our profession, we are entirely at your lawyer disposal.
 
Sincerely,<br>Gilles Vercken<br>
Samuelsidler
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