To our fellow ROM Chefs, Developers, Cooks, Etc.
If you have received a letter (Like our own MightyMike) that states a Cease and Desist Takedown of your ROM Content from your ISP, host, etc. then PLEASE DO READ ON!
As of March 2009, we, the dedicated members of the XDA-Developers, PPCGeeks, and any other communities have been harassed, abused, and denied our free right to create media through custom ROM development. This has been proven, announced by Microsoft, and said again and again to be an outright hoax, but it doesn't stop us from being slowed down by unintelligent ISPs and Web Hosters, who fail to read the fine print (DNS/WHOIS Lookups, confirming with Microsoft, etc.) and lead us to having our sites taken down without prior notice.
Ladies and gentlemen, this has gone far too long. I have notified the registrar holder for immediate takedown of microsoft-piracy.com and subsequent legal action taken.
If anyone is with me, I need help
First off, if you have EVER received such a hoax letter, email, etc. I'd be so happy as for you to email me it (PM me for the address.) NetworkSolutions (The Registrar holder) has received MightyMike's C&D letter. But if they ask for others i want to be prepared.
Second, spread the word. Tell people its a hoax, notify hosting companies to lookup the Registrar information, and give links to sites stating the hoax status of the email/letter.
Lastly, I would like to know if you are willing to sign a petition for any necessary legal action necessary to be taken upon this pseudonym "James Young"
P.S. I will accept any critics who think this is not a joke. I have plenty of reasons to show why its a complete joke.
Quote:
Demand for Immediate
take-Down: Notice of Infringing Activity
URL:
*ROM URL GOES HERE*
*ROM URL GOES HERE*
*ROM URL GOES HERE*
Case #:XXXXXXXX
Date:XXXXXXXXXXXX
Dear Sir or Madam,
Microsoft has received
information that the domain listed above, which appears to be on servers under
your control, is offering unlicensed copies of, or is engaged in other
unauthorized activities relating to copyrighted works published by
Microsoft.
1. Identification of
copyrighted works:
Copyright work(s):
Windows Mobile
6.5
Windows Mobile
6.5
Windows Mobile
6.5
(Sometimes also 6.1)
Copyright owner:
Microsoft
Corporation
2. Copyright infringing
material or activity found at the following location(s):
*ROM URL GOES HERE*
The above copyright work(s)
is being made available for copying, through downloading, at the above location
without authorization of the copyright owner.
3. Statement of authority:
The information in this
notice is accurate, and I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that I am
authorized to act on behalf of Microsoft, the owner of the copyright(s) in the
work(s) identified above. I have a good faith belief that none of the
materials or activities listed above have been authorized by Microsoft, its
agents, or the law.
We hereby give notice of
these activities to you and request that you take expeditious action to remove
or disable access to the material described above, and thereby prevent the
illegal reproduction and distribution of this copyrighted work via your
company's network.
We appreciate your
cooperation in this matter. Please advise us regarding what actions you
take.
Yours sincerely,
James Young
Internet
Investigator
on behalf of Microsoft
Corporation
One
Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
United States of America
E-mail:
Internet1@microsoft-antipiracy.com
Internet2@microsoft-antipiracy.com
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