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From: [REDACTED]@fratellibonella.it
To: legal@wikimedia.org
Date: 2025-04-30
Subject: DMCA Takedown Request - File:Blessed Virgin Mary.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
Content: c:File:Blessed Virgin Mary.jpg
An attachment to the below has been uploaded as 📎 DMCA_Blessed_Virgin_Mary_(redacted).pdf.

To the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Team, I am writing on behalf of Fratelli Bonella S.r.l., the rightful copyright holder of the artwork titled *ALBA2 IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY*, which was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office on December 17, 1985, under registration number 271996. You can find a copy of the copyright certificate attached to this e.mail. We have discovered that the following file has been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons under the filename “Blessed Virgin Mary.jpg”: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blessed_Virgin_Mary.jpg This image is being distributed under a public domain license without our authorization. Fratelli Bonella S.r.l. has **never authorized or licensed** this image for public domain or Creative Commons use on Wikimedia Commons or elsewhere. We hereby request, pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), that you **remove or disable access** to this file. I declare under penalty of perjury that: - I am the authorized representative of the copyright holder. - The use of the image as described is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. - The information in this notice is accurate and complete. Please confirm receipt of this request and let us know if further information is required. Sincerely, [REDACTED] Fratelli Bonella S.r.l. Milano, Italy Email: [REDACTED]@fratellibonella.it Date: 2025 April 30th [REDACTED]