[WikiEN-l] [mrjung at MIT.EDU: DMCA Notification of Infringement Letter]

[Steven Melenchuk]

Simple solution: delete image. Problem solved...

~Grunt (Steven Melenchuk)

Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales wrote:

>----- Forwarded message from Michael Jung <mrjung at MIT.EDU> -----
>
>From: Michael Jung <mrjung at MIT.EDU>
>Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 16:47:06 -0400
>To: jwales at bomis.com
>Subject: DMCA Notification of Infringement Letter
>
>September 24, 2004
>
>
>Jimmy Wales, President
>Wikimedia Foundation
>3911 Harrisburg St. NE
>St. Petersburg, FL 33703
>
>Dear Mr. Wales,
>
>I am writing to you to avail Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of 
>its rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This letter 
>is a Notice of Infringement as authorized in § 512(c) of the U.S. Copyright 
>Law. I wish to report an instance of what I feel in good faith is an 
>instance of copyright infringement. The infringing material appears on the 
>Service for which you are the designated agent.
>
>You are registered with the U.S. Copyright Office as the Designated Service 
>Provider Agent to receive notifications of alleged Copyright infringement 
>with respect to users of the Service for which you are the Designated Agent.
>
>1. The material which I contend belongs to MIT, and appears illegally on 
>the Service is the following: A photograph of Grigori Perelman.
>
>2. The material appears at the website address: 
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Perelman.jpg>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Perelman.jpg.
>
>3. My contact information is as follows:
>
>Michael R. Jung
>Associate Counsel for Intellectual Property
>Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>Five Cambridge Center, NE25-230
>Cambridge, MA 02142
>617.253.1606
>mrjung at mit.edu
>
>4. I have a good faith belief that the use of the material that appears on 
>the service is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or by 
>operation of law.
>
>5. The information in this notice is accurate, and I am authorize to act on 
>behalf of the copyright owner.
>
>I declare under the perjury laws of the United States of America that this 
>notification is true and correct.
>
>Formalities aside, I would be happy to discuss this issue with you and the 
>need to have this photograph removed from your site as quickly as possible, 
>my number is above.
>
>
>By typing my name below I affirm this as my digital signature:
>
>/s/ Michael R Jung
>
>
>Michael R. Jung
>Associate Counsel for Intellectual Property
>Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>Five Cambridge Center, NE 25-230
>Cambridge, MA  02142-1493
>
>Phone: (617)253-1606
>Fax: (617)253-1850
>mrjung at mit.edu
>
>This message and any attached documents contain information which may be 
>confidential, subject to privilege or exempt from disclosure under 
>applicable law. These materials are intended only for the use of the 
>intended recipient. Delivery of this message to any person other than the 
>intended recipient shall not compromise or waive such confidentiality, 
>privilege or exemption from disclosure as to this communication.
>
>----- End forwarded message -----
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