The information provided below is not implied or direct legal advice. For all matters involving copyright, please consult an attorney. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Notice of Claimed Infringement Subject: Notice of Claimed Infringement Date: Month 00, 2000 From: You@Email.com To: Whomever@HostName.com CC: ContactPerson@Violator.com To whom it may concern: Your company hosts a website located at http://www.address.com containing graphics copyrighted to and owned by me as the creator of Site Name located at http://www.myaddress.com. I very specifically state the terms of use for my graphics; these terms of use can be reviewed at http://www.yourterms.com. I have contacted the site owner on Month 00, 2000, requesting compliance with my terms and have stipulated that they should cease and desist the use of my graphics by removing them from the web site. I granted a 72 hour window of opportunity for the removal of my graphics but as of this date, the graphics remain on the site; a copy of my initial email to the site owner appears below. The graphics that are in violation on their site (which are owned by me) can be found on my site and is specifically indicated as copyrighted to me at http://www.setaddress.com; these graphics are entitled "Set Name". Therefore, the use of my graphics on the web page hosted at your site is illegal under copyright law and forbidden under my terms of use. I am prepared to sign and fax to you a prepared statement of ownership indicating that the information provided by me, Your Full Name Here, is accurate and *under penalty of perjury* I state that I have exclusive and/or licensed rights to the material in question. I am legally authorized and represent myself, as I am the licensed owner of the copyrighted material. In reviewing your site's terms of service, you indicate the following regarding copyright violations: " xxxxxxxx CUT & PASTE THEIR OWN TERM HERE xxxxxxxx" Therefore, I am seeking your immediate intercession with this matter. Please remedy this offense with either: (1) Your immediate contact with the site owner demanding the prompt removal of the graphics owned by and copyrighted to me or (2) that you remove the site itself and/or my graphic files from your server. Your expeditious attention to this matter is greatly appreciated as I find no other recourse for remedy without undertaking legal action. Please understand that this letter is not a warning or threat. It is being sent to you as part of a legal process that must be followed in an effort to maintain my legal rights. You can put an immediate stop to this process by acting in accordance with this offer of good faith. Sincerely, Your Name Reply to: You@email.com Your Website Name http://www.address.com