[FYI] DVD-CSS: Jetzt soll es wohl CYPTOME an den Kragen gehen ...

["Axel H Horns" <horns@t-online.de>]

[Man beachte die Aufforderung, die Logfiles nicht zu loeschen.  --AHH]

http://cryptome.org/dvd-mpaa-ccd.htm

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7 February 2000 

From: "mpaa.23" <mpaa.23@gateway.net>
To: <jya@pipeline.com>
Subject: MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 12:51:43 -0800 

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               MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. 

                        15503 VENTURA BOULEVARD 

                        ENCINO, CALIFORNIA 91436 

                                                       

UNITED STATES PHONE: (818) 728-8127 
Email: MPAA.23@Gateway.net
Anti-Piracy Operations

Cryptome
John Young
251 West 89th Street
New York, NY 10024
jya@pipeline.com 

Date: February 4, 2000 

RE: Illegal Provision of DeCSS/Circumvention Device 

Site/URL: cryptome.org  

Dear John Young: 

The Motion Picture Association of America is authorized to act on 
behalf of the following copyright owners: 

                 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
                      Disney Enterprises, Inc.
                  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
                   Paramount Pictures Corporation
                       TriStar Pictures, Inc.
              Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
                     United Artists Pictures, Inc.
                     United Artists Corporation
                    Universal City Studios, Inc.
                   Warner Bros., a Division of
              Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. 

We have knowledge that the above-referenced Internet site is 
providing a circumvention device commonly known as DeCSS.

[...]

We hereby demand that you: 

1. take appropriate steps to cause immediate removal of DeCSS from 
the above identified URL, along with such other actions as may be 
necessary or appropriate to suspend this illegal activity;  

2. provide appropriate notice to the subscriber or account holder 
responsible for the presence of DeCSS on your system or network, 
advising him/her of the contents of this notice and directing that 
person to contact the undersigned immediately at the e-mail address 
provided above;  

3. advise us of the name and physical address of the person operating 
this site; and  

4. maintain, and take whatever steps are necessary to prevent the 
destruction of, all records, including electronic records, in your 
possession or control respecting this URL, account holder or 
subscriber.  

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