[committee] Fwd: FW: Notice ID: 214-3162539 Notice of Unauthorized Use of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Property
Susie Johnston
susie at ucc.asn.au
Mon Mar 16 11:38:38 AWST 2009
Do we know which machine it came from? Could it be from the wireless network?
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:02:14AM +0900, Jeremy Cole wrote:
> both the Pres and VP received this email this morning, i have set an agenda
> item for tomorrows meeting
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Farquhar-Smith <david.farquhar-smith at uwa.edu.au>
> Date: Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:38 AM
> Subject: FW: Notice ID: 214-3162539 Notice of Unauthorized Use of Metro
> Goldwyn Mayer Property
> To: president at ucc.asn.au, vp at ucc.asn.au, secretary at ucc.asn.au
>
>
> Hi,
>
> The University was recently sent the enclosed automated request from
> BayTSP, Inc. on behalf of MGM. The request alleges that someone using
> the UCC Internet connection downloaded/hosted an episode of Stargate
> Atlantis.
>
> This violates both the Commonwealth Copyright Act 1968 and the
> University of Western Australia's Computer and Software Use Regulations.
>
> Basically the request is cease and desist notice. In other words the
> individual who downloaded/hosted the episode should stop downloading and
> or hosting it and delete it from their system.
>
> Since we cannot easily determine who was responsible we would appreciate
> it if you could please urgently send an email to all your users of the
> UCC Internet connection such as:
>
> The University of Western Australia takes a very serious
> view of its computer networks being misused to infringe copyright. The
> University has had two reports of illegal conduct during the last week.
>
> The purpose of this letter is to remind you of
> Commonwealth Copyright Act 1968 and UWA's Computer and Software Use
> Regulations with reference to the use of copyright material on
> computers, networks and media.
>
> Unless you have the copyright owner's permission,
> transmitting copyrighted material (including over the internet) and
> copying such material in any way other than for legitimate academic or
> personal use, is illegal and can expose you and UWA to civil and
> criminal liability under copyright law. This applies to all types of
> copyright material, including music, films, games, software and other
> works.
>
> Individuals caught illegally transmitting copyrighted
> materials have faced legal action and had to pay thousands of dollars in
> compensation.
>
> Staff and students must not put unauthorised copies of
> copyrighted material on computers, networks or media owned by UWA.
>
> Nor should they put unauthorised copyrighted material on
> the internet, or engage in activities such as peer-to-peer
> 'file-sharing' that are likely to promote or lead to copyright
> infringements.
>
> Contravening UWA's Computer and Software Use Regulations
> may result in disciplinary action as per section D of the University
> Calendar.
>
> Please do not hesitate to contact the Student Internet
> Support Office on 6488 3814 or email support at student.uwa.edu.au if you
> have any questions.
>
> Luke Williams
> President
> University Computer Club
>
> This would be much appreciated.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> David
>
> David Farquhar-Smith
> IT Policy Officer
> Information Technology Services
> The University of Western Australia
> Phone: +61 8 6488 7434
> Fax: +61 8 6488 3861
> Email: david.farquhar-smith at uwa.edu.au
> CRICOS Provider No. 00126G
>
> Postal Address
> M463
> 35 Stirling Highway
> Crawley, Western Australia 6009
>
> Delivery Address
> 2nd floor Motorola Building
> Cnr Fairway and Cooper Street
> Crawley, Western Australia 6009
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mgm2-no-reply at copyright-compliance.com
> [mailto:mgm2-no-reply at copyright-compliance.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 5 March 2009 6:51 AM
> To: ITPolicy at uwa.edu.au
> Subject: Notice ID: 214-3162539 Notice of Unauthorized Use of Metro
> Goldwyn Mayer Property
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> Notice ID: 214-3162539
> Notice Date: 4 Mar 2009 21:50:43 GMT
>
> University of Western Australia
>
> Dear Sir or Madam:
>
> BayTSP, Inc. ("BayTSP") swears under penalty of perjury that Metro
> Goldwyn Mayer (collectively, "MGM") has authorized BayTSP to act as its
> non-exclusive agent for copyright infringement notification. BayTSP's
> search of the protocol listed below has detected infringements of MGM's
> copyright interests on your IP addresses as detailed in the attached
> report.
>
> BayTSP has a reasonable good faith belief that use of the material in
> the manner complained of in the attached report is not authorized by
> MGM, its agents, or the law. The information provided herein is
> accurate to the best of our knowledge. Therefore, this letter is an
> official notification to effect removal of the detected infringement
> listed in the attached report. The Berne Convention for the Protection
> of Literary and Artistic Works, the Universal Copyright Convention, as
> well as bilateral treaties with other countries allow for protection of
> client's copyrighted work even beyond U.S. borders. The attached
> documentation specifies the exact location of the infringement.
>
> We hereby request that you immediately remove or block access to the
> infringing material, as specified in the copyright laws, and insure that
> the user refrains from using or sharing with others, unauthorized MGM
> materials in the future.
>
> Further, we believe that the entire Internet community benefits when
> these matters are resolved cooperatively. We urge you to take immediate
> action to stop this infringing activity and inform us of the results of
> your actions. We appreciate your efforts toward this common goal.
>
> Please respond indicating the actions that you have taken to resolve
> this matter. The provided link has been assigned to this matter:
> http://webreply.baytsp.com/webreply/webreply.jsp?customerid=214&commhash
> =9a1cb7f6eadc12af47b37998f611380f
>
> For email correspondence, please reference the above Notice ID in the
> subject line:
> mailto:mgm2 at copyright-compliance.com?subject=RE%3A%20%20Notice%20ID%3A%2
> 0214%2D3162539%20Notice%20of%20Unauthorized%20Use%20of%20Metro%20Goldwyn
> %20Mayer%20Property
>
> Nothing in this letter shall serve as a waiver of any rights or remedies
> of MGM with respect to the alleged infringement, all of which are
> expressly reserved. Should you need to contact me, I may be reached at
> the following address:
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Ishikawa
> Chief Executive Officer
> BayTSP, Inc.
> PO Box 1314
> Los Gatos, CA 95031
> v: 408-341-2300
> f: 408-341-2399
> mgm2 at copyright-compliance.com
>
> *pgp public key is available on the key server at
> ldap://keyserver.pgp.com
>
> Note: The information transmitted in this Notice is intended only for
> the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
> confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, reproduction,
> retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action
> in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the
> intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please
> contact the sender and delete the material from all computers.
>
> This infringement notice contains an XML tag that can be used to
> automate the processing of this data. If you would like more
> information on how to use this tag please contact BayTSP.
>
> Evidentiary Information:
> Notice ID: 214-3162539
> Recent Infringement Timestamp: 2 Mar 2009 01:03:52 GMT
> Infringed Work: Stargate Atlantis
> Infringing FileName: Stargate.Atlantis.S05E17.Infection.HDTV.XviD
> Infringing FileSize: 365817356
> Protocol: BitTorrent
> Infringing URL: http://tpb.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce
> Infringers IP Address: 203.24.97.254
> Infringer's DNS Name: bright-snat.ucc.asn.au
> Infringer's User Name:
> Initial Infringement Timestamp: 2 Mar 2009 01:03:52 GMT
> Port ID: 53650
>
>
> - ---Start ACNS XML
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
>
> <Infringement xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
> xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://mpto.unistudios.com/xml/Infringeme
> nt_schema.xsd">
> <Case>
> <ID>3162539</ID>
> <Status>Open</Status>
> </Case>
> <Complainant>
> <Entity>BayTSP, Inc.</Entity>
> <Contact>Mark M. Ishikawa, CEO, BayTSP, Inc.</Contact>
> <Address>P.O. Box 1314, Los Gatos, California 95031 </Address>
> <Phone>(408) 341-2300,(408) 341-2399</Phone>
> <Email>mgm2 at copyright-compliance.com</Email>
> </Complainant>
> <Service_Provider>
> <Entity>University of Western Australia</Entity>
> <Address></Address>
> <Email>ITPolicy at uwa.edu.au</Email>
> </Service_Provider>
> <Source>
> <TimeStamp>2009-03-02T01:03:52.000Z</TimeStamp>
> <IP_Address>203.24.97.254</IP_Address>
> <Port>53650</Port>
> <DNS_Name>bright-snat.ucc.asn.au</DNS_Name>
> <Type>BitTorrent</Type>
> <UserName></UserName>
> <Number_Files>1</Number_Files>
> <Deja_Vu>No</Deja_Vu>
> </Source>
> <Content>
> <Item>
> <Title>Stargate Atlantis</Title>
> <FileName>Stargate.Atlantis.S05E17.Infection.HDTV.XviD</FileName>
> <FileSize>365817356</FileSize>
> <URL>http://tpb.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce</URL>
> </Item>
> </Content>
> </Infringement>
> - ---End ACNS XML
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> --
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> -- Jeremy Cole
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