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