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Legal:DMCA/Lady Di photo

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From: L Matlow <redacted>
To: "legal@wikimedia.org" <legal@wikimedia.org>
cc: "legal@pixintl.com" <legal@pixintl.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 1:05 AM
Subject: Copyright infringement-Immediate attention required! DMCA Lady Di photo
Content: cy:Delwedd:Tywysogesdi.jpg

2nd notice 5 June 2015 cc: Legal@pixintl.com WIKI has infringed on my registered copyright of my Lady Di photo on two wiki sites. It is appearing on your wiki site in Wales and Greece as listed on the links below. This photo was registered with the US Copyright office in 2002 and is not and has never been in the Public Domain or with a Creative Commons license. You have 3 days to remove this or we will take legal action against all parties responsible. I am the photographer and registered copyright holder. Photography is my livelihood since 1978. I do not give away photos.Especially one as valuable as this. Failure to remove this photo will make you party to a copyright infringement suit. Copyright submission: Linda Matlow_Pix_20021016 this was a batch of 1350 images certificate: VAu 569-748 (Lady_Di_611) (Lady_Di_612) my original photo appears on our site here: http://pixintl.zenfolio.com/p760928775/h394498e8#h394498e8 You will need to remove my photo from here and any other links http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/cy/1/1f/Tywysogesdi.jpg http://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Tywysoges_Cymru http://wikipedia.qwika.com/en2el/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales http://wikiimages.qwika.com/images/en/4/4b/Princessdi.jpg This letter is official notification under the provisions of Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") to effect removal of the above-reported infringements. I request that you immediately issue a cancellation message as specified in RFC 1036 for the specified postings and prevent the infringer, who is identified by its web address, from posting the infringing photographs to your servers in the future. Please be advised that law requires you, as a service provider, to "expeditiously remove or disable access to" the infringing photographs upon receiving this notice. Noncompliance may result in a loss of immunity for liability under the DMCA. I have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of here s not authorized by me, the copyright holder, or the law. The information provided here is accurate to the best of my knowledge. I swear under penalty of perjury that I am the copyright holder. Please send me at the email address noted below a prompt response indicating the actions you have taken to resolve this matter. Sincerely, Linda Matlow and Pix International LLC <redacted> Chicago IL 60613 tel: <redacted> Linda Matlow,PIXINTL http://pixintl.com/gallery.html http://lindamatlow.com http://pix724.com *This email and it's contents are confidential and copyrighted 2015. No portion in whole or part may be used ,posted,displayed or forwarded without explicit written permission from the author." *