Re: SECOND NOTICE OF INFRINGEMENT AND DECLARATION: RHINO ENTERTAINMENT | Led Zeppelin [zeppelinart.com]

[Paul Hammond <pauleh@xxxxxxx>]

Dear Randy,

  From what I can see on your site you aren't selling anything or  
seeking to profit from it in any way, unless I am mistaken. If you are  
providing the material for educational purposes and it is elsewhere on  
the net then you should have nothing to worry about from a copyright/ 
trademark infringement standpoint. Usually there has to be a  
transaction of money involved to be able to make a claim against a  
third party. What are they losing by this? Why does a multimillion  
dollar company have an interest in seeking to curtail an avid  
collector from amassing a database of artwork that could barely earn  
them fractions of a penny? It doesn't make sense, especially in lieu  
of the fact that Led Zeppelin themselves were the biggest plagiarists  
of the early american blues artists known to mankind. I own a lot of  
the original blues recordings, and the amount of theft on Zeppelin's  
part is no laughing matter. I think grayzone.com should be working for  
the old blues artists to get some more publishing and royalty $$$ out  
of the Led Zeppelin camp for all they stole from the american blues  
heritage. They should be happy that anyone cares to preserve the  
legacy, instead of trying to milk every last cent out of ordinary  
people. If this type of activity becomes common public knowledge it  
will only be a matter of time before kids will say "Led Zeppelin  
Sucks". Thanks Rhino Entertainment, you scum sucking weasel bastards!

On Sep 29, 2009, at 9:59 PM, Randy wrote:

> Dear FBO'ers:
> I guess I knew this day may come after 7 years online.  It certainly  
> looks legitimate. I assume these were the same threats that shutdown  
> earlier art projects.  Does anyone have any insight?  By the way, I  
> never received the First Notice, as if that makes any difference.  I  
> considered calling; however, that would only announce myself  
> immediately.  I'm using an ISP privacy service...but that would hold  
> back a supoena only temporarily.  Obviously this is a risk that I  
> can't take.
>
> Randy
>
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: Hal Corrigan <grayzone@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 11:11:49 AM
> Subject: URGENT - SECOND NOTICE OF INFRINGEMENT AND DECLARATION:  
> RHINO ENTERTAINMENT | Led Zeppelin [zeppelinart.com]
>
> Hal Corrigan completed the feedback form on your website. The  
> following is what they had to say:
> Name: Hal Corrigan
> User's Email: grayzone@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: URGENT - SECOND NOTICE OF INFRINGEMENT AND DECLARATION:  
> RHINO ENTERTAINMENT | Led Zeppelin [zeppelinart.com]
>
> Message:
> SECOND NOTICE OF INFRINGEMENT AND DECLARATION
>
> TO: ZEPPELINART.COM
> randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> (also submitted online)
>
>
> REGARDING:  http://www.zeppelinart.com
>
> IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE FOLLOWING UNAUTHORIZED IMAGES IN CONNECTION  
> WITH
> LED ZEPPELIN:
>
> http://www.zeppelinart.com/tree/default.htm
>
>
> RHINO ENTERTAINMENT, A WARNER MUSIC GROUP COMPANY
>
> I, the undersigned, do solemnly and sincerely declare and CERTIFY  
> UNDER
> PENALTY OF PERJURY that:
>
> 1. I am the owner or an agent authorized to act on behalf of the  
> owner of
> certain intellectual property rights, said owner being named RHINO
> ENTERTAINMENT ("IP Owner").
>
> 2. I have a good faith belief that the materials identified in the
> addendum
> attached hereto are not authorized by the above IP Owner, its agent,
> or the
> law and therefore infringe the IP Owner's rights according to the laws
> of
> the (check all that apply):
>
> United States
> Australia
> Brazil
> Canada
> EUR
> France
> Germany
> Italy
> Japan
> Netherlands
> Russia
> United Kingdom
> All of the above    X
>
> Please act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the material  
> or
> items claimed to be infringing.
>
> 3. I may be contacted at:
>
> Printed Name:  Dorothy Sherman
> Title:  Consultant
> Company:  Rhino Entertainment
> Address:  3400 W. Olive Ave. P-5-2
> City,State:  Burbank, CA 91505
> Attn:  Tracie Parry
> Email (correspondence):  GrayZone@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.grayzone.com
> Telephone:  718 360-9941
> Fax:  718 552-3028
>
> Date:  26 SEPTEMBER 2009