I googled this and HBO has been sending several of these emails around for their shows..
Dear Customer,
We are writing on behalf of Cox Communications to advise you that we have received a notification that you are using your Cox High Speed Internet service to post or transmit material that infringes the copyrights of a complainant's members. We have included a copy of the complaint letter. Pursuant to the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), which is codified at 17 U.S.C. § 512, upon receiving such notification, Cox is required to "act expeditiously to remove, or disable access to" the infringing material in order to avoid liability for any alleged copyright infringement. Accordingly, Cox will suspend your account and disable your connection to the Internet within 24 hours of your receipt of this email if the offending material is not removed.
Please be aware that the DMCA also provides procedures by which a subscriber accused of copyright violation can respond to the allegations of infringement and, under certain circumstances, cause his or her account to be reinstated. To do so, however, the response must meet certain criteria. Pursuant to section (g) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(g)), you have the right to submit to Cox a counter-notification which, to be effective, must include the following elements:
(a) a physical or electronic signature of the subscriber;
(B) identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled;
© a statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;
(d) the subscriber’s name, address, and telephone number and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located.
In the event that you submit to Cox a counter-notification that includes these elements, Cox will forward your counter notification to the complainant and advise them that Cox will cease disabling access to the allegedly infringing material in ten (10) business days. Unless the complainant notifies us that it has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain you from engaging in the allegedly infringing activity prior to the expiration of those ten (10) business days, Cox will reactivate your account.
For answers to frequently asked questions, please follow the link below:
http://support.cox.com/sdccommon/asp/conte...b9-618ea54d1791
Sincerely,
Cox Customer Security
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=EF=BB=BFMonday, September 05, 2005
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive, NE
Atlanta, GA 30319 US
RE: Unauthorized Distribution of the Copyrighted Television Program Entitl=
ed
Entourage
Dear DMCA Agent:
We are writing this letter on behalf of Home Box Office, Inc. ("HBO").
We have received information that an individual has utilized the above-refe=
renced IP address at the noted date and time to offer downloads of copyrigh=
ted television program(s) through a "peer-to-peer" service, including such =
title(s) as:
Entourage
The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted television programs =
constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, Title 17 United=
States Code Section 106(3). =20
Since you own this IP address, we request that you immediately do the follo=
wing:
1) Disable access to the individual who has engaged in the conduct describe=
d above; and
2) Take appropriate action against the account holder (if other than the in=
dividual whose access has been disabled) under your Abuse Policy/Terms of S=
ervice Agreement.
On behalf of HBO, owner of the exclusive rights to the copyrighted material=
at issue in this notice, we hereby state, that we have a good faith belief=
that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by =
HBO, its respective agents, or the law.
Also, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the Stat=
e of New York and under the laws of the United States, that the information=
in this notification is accurate and that we are authorized to act on beha=
lf of the owner of the exclusive rights being infringed as set forth in thi=
s notification.
Please direct any end user queries to the following address:
Steve Rosenthal
Legal Department
Home Box Office, Inc.
1100 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
212.512.1780 =E2=80=93 phone
212.512.5854 =E2=80=93 fax
[email protected] =E2=80=93 email
Kindly include the Case ID 88121312, also noted above, in the subject line =
of all future correspondence regarding this matter.
We appreciate your assistance and thank you for your cooperation in this ma=
tter. Your prompt response is requested.
Respectfully,
Mark Weaver,
Director of Enforcement
MediaSentry, Inc.
We are writing on behalf of Cox Communications to advise you that we have received a notification that you are using your Cox High Speed Internet service to post or transmit material that infringes the copyrights of a complainant's members. We have included a copy of the complaint letter. Pursuant to the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), which is codified at 17 U.S.C. § 512, upon receiving such notification, Cox is required to "act expeditiously to remove, or disable access to" the infringing material in order to avoid liability for any alleged copyright infringement. Accordingly, Cox will suspend your account and disable your connection to the Internet within 24 hours of your receipt of this email if the offending material is not removed.
Please be aware that the DMCA also provides procedures by which a subscriber accused of copyright violation can respond to the allegations of infringement and, under certain circumstances, cause his or her account to be reinstated. To do so, however, the response must meet certain criteria. Pursuant to section (g) of the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512(g)), you have the right to submit to Cox a counter-notification which, to be effective, must include the following elements:
(a) a physical or electronic signature of the subscriber;
(B) identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled;
© a statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;
(d) the subscriber’s name, address, and telephone number and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located.
In the event that you submit to Cox a counter-notification that includes these elements, Cox will forward your counter notification to the complainant and advise them that Cox will cease disabling access to the allegedly infringing material in ten (10) business days. Unless the complainant notifies us that it has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain you from engaging in the allegedly infringing activity prior to the expiration of those ten (10) business days, Cox will reactivate your account.
For answers to frequently asked questions, please follow the link below:
http://support.cox.com/sdccommon/asp/conte...b9-618ea54d1791
Sincerely,
Cox Customer Security
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
=EF=BB=BFMonday, September 05, 2005
Cox Communications, Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive, NE
Atlanta, GA 30319 US
RE: Unauthorized Distribution of the Copyrighted Television Program Entitl=
ed
Entourage
Dear DMCA Agent:
We are writing this letter on behalf of Home Box Office, Inc. ("HBO").
We have received information that an individual has utilized the above-refe=
renced IP address at the noted date and time to offer downloads of copyrigh=
ted television program(s) through a "peer-to-peer" service, including such =
title(s) as:
Entourage
The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted television programs =
constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, Title 17 United=
States Code Section 106(3). =20
Since you own this IP address, we request that you immediately do the follo=
wing:
1) Disable access to the individual who has engaged in the conduct describe=
d above; and
2) Take appropriate action against the account holder (if other than the in=
dividual whose access has been disabled) under your Abuse Policy/Terms of S=
ervice Agreement.
On behalf of HBO, owner of the exclusive rights to the copyrighted material=
at issue in this notice, we hereby state, that we have a good faith belief=
that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by =
HBO, its respective agents, or the law.
Also, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the Stat=
e of New York and under the laws of the United States, that the information=
in this notification is accurate and that we are authorized to act on beha=
lf of the owner of the exclusive rights being infringed as set forth in thi=
s notification.
Please direct any end user queries to the following address:
Steve Rosenthal
Legal Department
Home Box Office, Inc.
1100 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
212.512.1780 =E2=80=93 phone
212.512.5854 =E2=80=93 fax
[email protected] =E2=80=93 email
Kindly include the Case ID 88121312, also noted above, in the subject line =
of all future correspondence regarding this matter.
We appreciate your assistance and thank you for your cooperation in this ma=
tter. Your prompt response is requested.
Respectfully,
Mark Weaver,
Director of Enforcement
MediaSentry, Inc.
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