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From: "KMWLAW"

To: petros@cypriot.demon.co.uk

Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 11:12 PM

Subject: UNAUTHORIZED USE OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX PROPERTIES


Dear Sir,

This letter is being written to you on behalf of our client, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (hereinafter "Fox"). Fox is the exclusive owner of all copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights in and to the world-famous "The Simpsons" television series and related copyrights, trademarks, and indicia of origin (hereinafter "The Simpsons Copyrights and Trademarks"). "The Simpsons" television series entertains millions of people worldwide and Fox rightfully takes its responsibility for the protection of The Simpsons Copyrights and Trademarks very seriously. No one is authorized to copy, reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use The Simpsons Copyrights and Trademarks without the express permission of Fox.

Fox has recently learned that your web site located at "http://www.cypriot.demon.co.uk/ " contains unauthorized copies and derivative copies of The Simpsons Copyrights and Trademarks, including, but not limited to, sexually explicit depictions of "The Simpsons" characters.

You are hereby put on notice that the reproduction and distribution by you of such unauthorized and derivative copies of The Simpsons Copyrights and Trademarks constitutes copyright infringement, trademark infringement, trademark dilution, unfair competition and/or disparagement, and potentially subjects you to both criminal and civil sanctions.

Fox hereby demands that you and all those who have acted in concert with you immediately cease any copying, distribution, or other use of any of its protected intellectual property, including any use of The Simpsons Copyrights and Trademarks, and that you delete from your web site and any other sites operated by you (including any local, regional, or national bulletin board) all of the aforesaid Copyrights and Trademarks of our client. Should you not immediately do so, Fox expressly reserves all of its rights to file a lawsuit against you to obtain damages for all past acts of infringement and an injunction to prevent any future infringement.

In addition to the pornographic depictions of "The Simpsons" characters, your site contains unauthorized non-pornographic images of "The Simpsons" characters. We further request that these images be immediately removed from your site. We must inform you that the unauthorized display and distribution of such images may constitute a copyright violation.

We also request that you remove any and all links to other sites containing infringing "The Simpsons" material. Although we are currently requesting that the operators of these linked-to sites remove the infringements, regardless of their compliance with our request, we are notifying you that liability for contributory copyright infringement can emanate from providing such links.

We further request that you provide us with written confirmation before the close of business on April 10, 2001, that you have complied with these demands. If you do not do so, we will advise Fox to take such action against you as it may deem appropriate.

This letter is not a complete statement of Fox's rights in connection with this matter, and nothing contained herein constitutes an express or implied waiver of any rights, remedies, or defenses of Fox in connection with this matter, all of which are expressly reserved.

Very truly yours

D.L.W.