Date: Mon, 7 Aug 1995 00:01:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Helena Kobrin To: gerdw@cougar.vut.EDU.AU Subject: unauthorized postings of copyrighted material Dear Mr. Gerard, You have chosen to ignore my earlier messages to you. Apparently you believe you are above the law. The dozens of pages of my client's OT materials which you have now posted on August 6, 1995 are copyrighted material. You may contend that you have violated no law because you have been informed that these materials came from a court file. The fact is that it is irrelevant where these materials came from. Intentionally making unauthorized copies of copyrighted material is willful copyright infringement, which can subject you to statutory damages of up to $100,000 for each work infringed under section 504 of the United States Copyright Act (17 United States Code Section 504), no matter where you got the copies of the materials. Australian copyright law contains similar provisions. The individual whose postings you are reposting has thought better of making such postings upon being informed of the potential liability. You should do the same. I hereby demand that you: (1) cease any further postings of these materials; (2) cancel any postings that you have already made; (3) destroy any copies of these materials that are on your hard drive; and (3) turn over to me any hard copies or floppy disks that you have containing these materials. You may not believe that my client is prepared to file additional litigation to protect its rights in these materials, but you are seriously wrong. They already have counsel in Australia. Sincerely, Helena K. Kobrin