omfg, yes, it is
i just recieved this email:
Dear Customer,
We are writing on behalf of Cox Communications to advise you that we have received a notification that you are using your Cox High Speed Internet service to post or transmit material that infringes the copyrights of a complainant's members. We have included a copy of the complaint letter. Pursuant to the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), which is codified at 17 U.S.C. Ã?Æ?Ã?â??Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?¡Ã?Æ?ââ?¬Å¡Ã?â??Ã?§ 512, upon receiving such notification, Cox is required to "act expeditiously to remove, or disable access to" the infringing material in order to avoid liability for any alleged copyright infringement. Accordingly, Cox will suspend your account and disable your connection to the Internet within 24 hours of your receipt of this email if the offending material is not removed.
Please be aware that the DMCA also provides procedures by which a subscriber accused of copyright violation can respond to the allegations of infringement and, under certain circumstances, cause his or her account to be reinstated. To do so, however, the response must meet certain criteria. Pursuant to section (g) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. Ã?Æ?Ã?â??Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?¡Ã?Æ?ââ?¬Å¡Ã?â??Ã?§ 512(g)), you have the right to submit to Cox a counter-notification which, to be effective, must include the following elements:
(a) a physical or electronic signature of the subscriber;
(b) identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled;
(c) a statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;
(d) the subscriber's name, address, and telephone number and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located.
In the event that you submit to Cox a counter-notification that includes these elements, Cox will forward your counter notification to the complainant and advise them that Cox will cease disabling access to the allegedly infringing material in ten (10) business days. Unless the complainant notifies us that it has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain you from engaging in the allegedly infringing activity prior to the expiration of those ten (10) business days, Cox will reactivate your account.
For answers to frequently asked questions, please follow the link below:
http://support.cox.com/sdccommon/as...sprt_cid=c2a30ae8-d706-4f6e-beb9-618ea54d1791
Sincerely,
Cox Customer Security
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Entertainment Software Association
575 7th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Attention: Intellectual Property Enforcement
Telephone: 202-223-2400
E-mail:
esa@copyright-compliance.com
24 Feb 2007 18:52:03 GMT
ISP: Cox Communications
ESA Reference Number: 182-4906733
Dear Cox Communications:
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is a U.S. trade association that represents the intellectual property interests of numerous companies that publish interactive games for video game consoles, personal computers, handheld devices and the Internet in the United States and in other countries (collectively referred to as ESA members). ESA is authorized to act on behalf of ESA members whose copyright and other intellectual property rights it believes to be infringed as described herein.
ESA is providing this notice pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and 17 USC Ã?Æ?Ã?â??Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?¡Ã?Æ?ââ?¬Å¡Ã?â??Ã?§ 512 (c) to make Cox Communications aware of material on its network or system that infringes the exclusive copyright and other rights of one or more ESA members. This notice is addressed to you as the agent designated by Cox Communications to receive notifications of claimed infringement.
Based on the information at its disposal, ESA has a good faith belief that the IP address below infringes the rights of one or more ESA members by offering for sale or download unauthorized copies of game products protected by copyright, or offering for sale or download material that is the subject of infringing activities. The copyrighted works that have been infringed include but are not limited to:
Title: Halo
Infringement Source: BitTorrent
Infringement Timestamp: 24 Feb 2007 03:05:11 GMT
Infringement Last Documented: 24 Feb 2007 03:05:11 GMT
Infringer Username:
Infringing Filename: microsoft - halo for the pc full game.exe
Infringing Filesize: 592108970
Infringer IP Address: 70.160.252.42
Infringer DNS Name: ip70-160-252-42.hr.hr.cox.net
Infringing URL:
http://tracker.thepiratebay.org:80/announce.php
The unauthorized copies of such game product(s) or the material that is the subject of infringing activities appears on or is made available through the above-listed IP address. Those items are listed and/or identified thereon by their titles or variations thereof, game-related listings/references/descriptions, or depictions of game-related artwork. Such copies, titles, game-related listings/references/descriptions, depictions, and material that is the subject of infringing activities, are hereinafter referred to as "Infringing Material."
Accordingly, ESA hereby requests Cox Communications to immediately do the following:
1. Notify the account holder of the Infringing Material.
2. Remove, or disable access to, the Infringing Material detailed above.
3. Take appropriate action against the account holder under your Abuse Policy/Terms
of Service Agreement, including termination of a repeat offender.
ESA believes that the information in this notification is accurate. Under penalty of perjury, I hereby affirm that ESA is authorized to act on behalf of ESA members whose exclusive copyright rights we believe to be infringed as described herein. Cox Communications or the account holder may contact ESA at the above-listed contact details, with email preferred. Please include the above-noted Reference Number in the subject line of all email correspondence.
Thank you for your cooperation and prompt response in this matter.
Sincerely,
Intellectual Property Enforcement
Entertainment Software Association
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sorry it's so long
but it's authentic
so long, sr, the big brother's gonna interrogate me now...
