Hey,
i saw some ppl selling shrek 2 on dvd so i thought i may do it then i recived this email:
hmmm.................?
Dennis L. Wilson
Keats McFarland & Wilson LLP
9720 Wilshire Blvd., Penthouse Suite
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Tel: (310) 248-3830
Fax: (310) 860-0363
July 28, 2004
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Mark Wignall
West Midlands, UK
eBay ID: dvd_dude2004
Email: [email protected]
RE: UNAUTHORIZED SALE OF "SHREK 2" MOTION PICTURE
Dear Mr. Wignall:
This letter is being written to you on behalf of DreamWorks SKG (hereinafter "DreamWorks"). DreamWorks is the owner of rights in and to the "Shrek 2" motion picture.
DreamWorks has recently learned that you have offered for sale an unauthorized DVD copy of the
"Shrek 2" motion picture on eBay's web site located at "http://www.ebay.com," auction item # 2259819595. You are hereby put on notice that the reproduction, transmission and/or distribution by you of unauthorized copies of the "Shrek 2" motion picture constitutes copyright infringement.
DreamWorks hereby demands that you and all those who have acted in concert with you immediately cease any unauthorized copying, transmission, distribution and/or other utilization of any of its protected intellectual property, including any use of the "Shrek 2" motion picture.
In addition to the foregoing, we request that you:
(1) voluntarily relinquish your unauthorized copy of the "Shrek 2" motion picture to the undersigned at the address listed at the top of this letter;
(2) provide all information pertaining to the source from which you obtained your unauthorized copy of the "Shrek 2" motion picture, including the source's name, address, phone number, web site address and e-mail address; and
(3) provide all information pertaining to any purchaser of your unauthorized copy of the "Shrek 2" motion picture, including the purchaser's name, address, phone number and e-mail address.
Should you not immediately do so, DreamWorks expressly reserves all of its rights to file a lawsuit against you to obtain damages for all past acts of infringement and an injunction to prevent any future infringement.
Please sign this letter in the space provided below, and return it with the above-requested materials to the undersigned immediately. If we do not receive your written confirmation, we will be forced to recommend that DreamWorks immediately take further legal action.
This letter is not a complete statement of DreamWorks' rights in connection with this matter, and nothing contained herein constitutes an express or implied waiver of any rights, remedies, or defenses of DreamWorks in connection with this matter, all of which are expressly reserved.
Very truly yours,
/s/
Dennis L. Wilson
Keats McFarland & Wilson LLP
cc: DreamWorks SKG
I, ___________________________, hereby acknowledge that I have ceased offering for sale and/or distributing unauthorized copies of the "Shrek 2" motion picture and any other goods which infringe DreamWorks' rights in any of its motion picture properties; and have complied with (1)-(3) above.
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