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<blockquote data-quote="joethelawyer" data-source="post: 4640846" data-attributes="member: 55764"><p>Can't you just get one of your attorneys to send one of their attorneys a cease and desist letter? I mean, why fly there, unless the site or sites are based in Jamaica of something...</p><p></p><p></p><p>Anyhow, I found some form legal letters you might want to use to send to these sites...no charge.</p><p></p><p>Date: Thu, 28 Jul 94 17:28:59 -0400</p><p>From: <a href="mailto:TSRInc@aol.com">TSRInc@aol.com</a></p><p>To: <a href="mailto:postmaster@rigel.cs.pdx.edu">postmaster@rigel.cs.pdx.edu</a></p><p>Subject: TSR Copyrighted Material</p><p></p><p>SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR:</p><p></p><p>Your site was recently included in a list of noted FTP sites for DUNGEONS AND</p><p>DRAGONS and ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS gaming material. You should be</p><p>aware that DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS and all related marks and properties are</p><p>copyrighted by TSR, Inc. of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.</p><p></p><p>You should also be aware that any items created without a specific license</p><p>are infringements of TSR copyrights. Such items include (but are not</p><p>limited to) any software, net.books, modules, tables, stories, or rules</p><p>modifications which contain elements from our copyrighted properties,</p><p>including characters, settings, realm names, noted magic items, spells,</p><p>elements of the gaming system, such as ARMOR CLASS, HIT DICE, and so forth.</p><p>To date, TSR has not licensed any of these net publications.</p><p></p><p>On behalf of TSR, Inc. I ask that you examine your public net sites at this</p><p>time and remove any material which infringes on TSR copyrights.</p><p></p><p>Our intention is to find a way to license these and future creative efforts.</p><p>In the meantime, remove them from your sites without delay.</p><p></p><p>Please feel free to contact me with comments or questions. I will refer any</p><p>pertinent queries to our legal department as soon as I receive them.</p><p></p><p>Rob Repp | InterNet: <a href="mailto:tsrinc@aol.com">tsrinc@aol.com</a></p><p>Manager, Digital Projects Group | InterNet: <a href="mailto:mobius@mercury.mcs.com">mobius@mercury.mcs.com</a></p><p>TSR, Inc. | CompuServe: 76217,761</p><p>__________________________________ | GEnie: TSR.Online AOL: TSR Inc</p><p>All opinions are my own, not TSR's | 414-248-3625 Fax 414-248-0389</p><p></p><p>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 11:53:57 -0500</p><p>To: <a href="mailto:fred@LOKI.CC.PDX.EDU">fred@LOKI.CC.PDX.EDU</a></p><p>From: <a href="mailto:mobius@Mercury.mcs.com">mobius@Mercury.mcs.com</a> (Rob Repp)</p><p>Subject: jove.cs.pdx.edu</p><p>Cc: <a href="mailto:JANAKA@EE.PDX.EDU">JANAKA@EE.PDX.EDU</a></p><p></p><p>Mr. Fred Dayton</p><p>cc: Mr. Janaka Jayawardena</p><p>Portland State University</p><p></p><p>Mr. Dayton,</p><p></p><p>My name is Robert Repp. I work for TSR, Inc., makers of DUNGEONS AND</p><p>DRAGONS products. In the course of looking through the public FTP site at</p><p>Portland State, I came across a directory pub\frp\*. This directory appears</p><p>to contain an older mirror of the MPGNet FTP site. Contained within this</p><p>directory are several files which contain trademarks and copyrights owned</p><p>by TSR, Inc.</p><p></p><p>Among these files are several PLAYER'S HANDBOOK entries reproduced in their</p><p>entirety, several net.books which contain TSR copyrights and trademarks,</p><p>and properties owned by several other publishers.</p><p></p><p>While I cannot speak for other companies, on behalf of TSR, Inc. I must ask</p><p>you to remove all of these files from your site. They infringe on TSR</p><p>copyrights and trademarks, and should not be published from your site. We</p><p>have licensed MPGNet's FTP site at ftp.mpgn.com to be the sole carrier of</p><p>TSR trademarks and copyrights on the Internet at this time. If you wish to</p><p>contact them regarding moving your collection to their site, please email</p><p>David Brooks (dbj@mpgn.com) for information.</p><p></p><p>Please feel free to contact me at any of the addresses listed below, or by</p><p>voice from 9am to 5pm CST. I will gladly try to answer any questions you</p><p>may have regarding this matter.</p><p></p><p>Rob Repp | InterNet: <a href="mailto:tsrinc@aol.com">tsrinc@aol.com</a></p><p>Manager, Digital Projects Group | InterNet: <a href="mailto:mobius@mercury.mcs.com">mobius@mercury.mcs.com</a></p><p>TSR, Inc. | CompuServe: 76217,761</p><p>__________________________________ | GEnie: TSR.Online AOL: TSR Inc</p><p>All opinions are my own, not TSR's | 414-248-3625 Fax 414-248-0389</p><p></p><p>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Anthony Fiarito</p><p>cc: Janaka Jayawardena</p><p> Fred Dayton</p><p> Constance Lindman, TSR Legal Dept.</p><p></p><p>Mr. Fiarito</p><p></p><p>I connected to jove.cs.pdx.edu today, and was dismayed to find that your</p><p>administrative staff has still not removed several files which infringe on</p><p>TSR trademarks and copyrights. Further, I found a notice (see below) which</p><p>states the administrator's intention to keep and disseminate several of</p><p>these files. I must warn you that these files clearly contain</p><p>infringements, and that they cannot lawfully be published from your site.</p><p></p><p>For your convenience, I have listed several sample files which infringe on</p><p>TSR copyrights and trademarks. This is not a complete list, but rather</p><p>meant to give you some idea of the material in question. Also, your site</p><p>appears to be mirroring a European site which is carrying several</p><p>questionable files. I will direct an appropriate note that site's</p><p>administrator. In the meantime, you should be aware that these files remain</p><p>problematic, regardless of their country of origin. Republishing foreign</p><p>files doesn't abrogate the need to comply with domestic regulations.</p><p></p><p>I remind you that we have licensed a site to carry TSR trademarks and</p><p>copyrights on the Internet (ftp.mpgn.edu). If you wish to keep your</p><p>collection intact and public, I suggest that you email Rob Miracle at</p><p><a href="mailto:rwm@mpgn.com">rwm@mpgn.com</a> and make arrangements to transfer your holdings en masse.</p><p>Otherwise, they should be made inaccessible to the public.</p><p></p><p>I am in anticipation of your prompt reply.</p><p></p><p>Rob Repp | InterNet: <a href="mailto:tsrinc@aol.com">tsrinc@aol.com</a></p><p>Manager, Digital Projects Group | InterNet: <a href="mailto:mobius@mercury.mcs.com">mobius@mercury.mcs.com</a></p><p>TSR, Inc. | CompuServe: 76217,761</p><p>__________________________________ | GEnie: TSR.Online AOL: TSR Inc</p><p>All opinions are my own, not TSR's | 414-248-3625 Fax 414-248-0389</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joethelawyer, post: 4640846, member: 55764"] Can't you just get one of your attorneys to send one of their attorneys a cease and desist letter? I mean, why fly there, unless the site or sites are based in Jamaica of something... Anyhow, I found some form legal letters you might want to use to send to these sites...no charge. Date: Thu, 28 Jul 94 17:28:59 -0400 From: [email]TSRInc@aol.com[/email] To: [email]postmaster@rigel.cs.pdx.edu[/email] Subject: TSR Copyrighted Material SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR: Your site was recently included in a list of noted FTP sites for DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS and ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS gaming material. You should be aware that DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS and all related marks and properties are copyrighted by TSR, Inc. of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. You should also be aware that any items created without a specific license are infringements of TSR copyrights. Such items include (but are not limited to) any software, net.books, modules, tables, stories, or rules modifications which contain elements from our copyrighted properties, including characters, settings, realm names, noted magic items, spells, elements of the gaming system, such as ARMOR CLASS, HIT DICE, and so forth. To date, TSR has not licensed any of these net publications. On behalf of TSR, Inc. I ask that you examine your public net sites at this time and remove any material which infringes on TSR copyrights. Our intention is to find a way to license these and future creative efforts. In the meantime, remove them from your sites without delay. Please feel free to contact me with comments or questions. I will refer any pertinent queries to our legal department as soon as I receive them. Rob Repp | InterNet: [email]tsrinc@aol.com[/email] Manager, Digital Projects Group | InterNet: [email]mobius@mercury.mcs.com[/email] TSR, Inc. | CompuServe: 76217,761 __________________________________ | GEnie: TSR.Online AOL: TSR Inc All opinions are my own, not TSR's | 414-248-3625 Fax 414-248-0389 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 11:53:57 -0500 To: [email]fred@LOKI.CC.PDX.EDU[/email] From: [email]mobius@Mercury.mcs.com[/email] (Rob Repp) Subject: jove.cs.pdx.edu Cc: [email]JANAKA@EE.PDX.EDU[/email] Mr. Fred Dayton cc: Mr. Janaka Jayawardena Portland State University Mr. Dayton, My name is Robert Repp. I work for TSR, Inc., makers of DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS products. In the course of looking through the public FTP site at Portland State, I came across a directory pub\frp\*. This directory appears to contain an older mirror of the MPGNet FTP site. Contained within this directory are several files which contain trademarks and copyrights owned by TSR, Inc. Among these files are several PLAYER'S HANDBOOK entries reproduced in their entirety, several net.books which contain TSR copyrights and trademarks, and properties owned by several other publishers. While I cannot speak for other companies, on behalf of TSR, Inc. I must ask you to remove all of these files from your site. They infringe on TSR copyrights and trademarks, and should not be published from your site. We have licensed MPGNet's FTP site at ftp.mpgn.com to be the sole carrier of TSR trademarks and copyrights on the Internet at this time. If you wish to contact them regarding moving your collection to their site, please email David Brooks (dbj@mpgn.com) for information. Please feel free to contact me at any of the addresses listed below, or by voice from 9am to 5pm CST. I will gladly try to answer any questions you may have regarding this matter. Rob Repp | InterNet: [email]tsrinc@aol.com[/email] Manager, Digital Projects Group | InterNet: [email]mobius@mercury.mcs.com[/email] TSR, Inc. | CompuServe: 76217,761 __________________________________ | GEnie: TSR.Online AOL: TSR Inc All opinions are my own, not TSR's | 414-248-3625 Fax 414-248-0389 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Fiarito cc: Janaka Jayawardena Fred Dayton Constance Lindman, TSR Legal Dept. Mr. Fiarito I connected to jove.cs.pdx.edu today, and was dismayed to find that your administrative staff has still not removed several files which infringe on TSR trademarks and copyrights. Further, I found a notice (see below) which states the administrator's intention to keep and disseminate several of these files. I must warn you that these files clearly contain infringements, and that they cannot lawfully be published from your site. For your convenience, I have listed several sample files which infringe on TSR copyrights and trademarks. This is not a complete list, but rather meant to give you some idea of the material in question. Also, your site appears to be mirroring a European site which is carrying several questionable files. I will direct an appropriate note that site's administrator. In the meantime, you should be aware that these files remain problematic, regardless of their country of origin. Republishing foreign files doesn't abrogate the need to comply with domestic regulations. I remind you that we have licensed a site to carry TSR trademarks and copyrights on the Internet (ftp.mpgn.edu). If you wish to keep your collection intact and public, I suggest that you email Rob Miracle at [email]rwm@mpgn.com[/email] and make arrangements to transfer your holdings en masse. Otherwise, they should be made inaccessible to the public. I am in anticipation of your prompt reply. Rob Repp | InterNet: [email]tsrinc@aol.com[/email] Manager, Digital Projects Group | InterNet: [email]mobius@mercury.mcs.com[/email] TSR, Inc. | CompuServe: 76217,761 __________________________________ | GEnie: TSR.Online AOL: TSR Inc All opinions are my own, not TSR's | 414-248-3625 Fax 414-248-0389 [/QUOTE]
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