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Lindas Lyrics, LLC is willing to issue a retroactive license for your unauthorized usage
of the poem, provided all requirements below are fulfilled:
Take the Poem down from the Website and any other website in which you own or have
control;
Destroy any marketing or other literature in your possession, custody or control which
contains any material portion of the Poem on the Website or any other website(s) that you
own or have control.
Pay the retroactive license fee noted in the enclosed claim invoice within ten (10) days.
(Please see attached claim invoice.)
Subject to payment of the retroactive licensing fee, you are welcome to inquire about
continued use of the poem. Please contact Lindas Lyrics, LLC at the below email or
phone number to dis- cuss your licensing needs.
Federal law authorizes copyright owners, like Ms. Ellis, to recover statutory damages of
up to $30,000.00 for each copyright violation in addition to the recovery of all attorneys
and costs involved in pursuing the copyright violation. 17 U.S.C. 504(c)(1) and 505. If
a court deter- mines the infringement intentional or willful, the law authorizes a court
to award statutory damages of up to $150,000.00 per copyright violation. 17 U.S.C.
504(c)(2).
We do not enjoy lawsuits and hope to not have to resort to the courts; however, Ms. Ellis
has proven that she has, and will, protect the value and integrity of her copyrighted
works. In the case of Ellis v. Aronson, filed in the Northern District of Georgia, Ms. Ellis
received a judgment the amount of $269,000.00.1
This letter is sent as a compromise to resolve our claims of copyright infringement based
on the information we have gathered to date. Our offer of settlement is subject to change
based off of the scope of the infringement. Please contact Lindas Lyrics, LLC at the
number or email below to resolve and discuss this issue. If the above steps are not taken
within the time allotted, Linda Ellis and Lindas Lyrics, LLC reserve all rights to pursue
this matter in the courts to the maxi- mum extent authorized under the law at any time
without further notice to you. We would rather not take such action and we hope that a
reasonable settlement can be arranged.
Please contact, or have your insurance representative contact Lindas Lyrics, LLC via
email, wthedashmanagement@lindaellis.net, or telephone, 678-521-6216 within ten (10)
days to re- solve this matter.
We look forward to your timely response. Sincerely,
Linda's Lyrics, LLC 1050 E. Piedmont Road, Suite E-135 Marietta, GA 30062 PHONE:
678-521-6216 FAX: 770-977-0077
This message is intended only for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and
may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of this message
is not the in- tended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the
message to the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution, or
copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. The contents of this email are
copyrighted and cannot be legally published or posted without expressed permission of
the author and copyright owner.
Ms. Ellis received a damage award for $150,000.00 plus attorneys fees of $119,000.00 for a total award of
$269,000.00 against the Defendant, Eric Aronson.
April
8
From:
The
Dash
Management
[mailto:thedashmanagement@lindaellis.net]
Sent:
Tuesday,
April
7,
2015
2:01
PM
To:
Imbeingextorted
Subject:
Notice
of
copyright
infringement
to
Imbeingextorted
Importance:
High
The
attached
letter
is
to
serve
as
notification
of
copyright
infringement
of
the
poem,
"The
Dash."
"The
Dash"
is
a
poem
written
by
Linda
Ellis,
and
she
owns
the
legal
copyright
to
the
poem.
This
registered,
copyrighted
work
has
been
published
and
distributed
unauthorized
on
the
web
site
below.
http://www.imbeingextorted.net
We
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you,
your
legal
counsel,
or
your
insurance
company
regarding
the
prompt
payment
of
our
claim
invoice
to
resolve
this
matter.
Sincerely,
John
W.
Jolin
Intellectual
Property
Coordinator
Linda's
Lyrics,
LLC
1050
E.
Piedmont
Road
Suite
E-135
Marietta,
GA
30062
www.lindaellis.net
Phone:
678-521-6216
Fax:
770-977-0077
NOTICE:
This
message
and
accompanying
documents
are
covered
by
the
Electronic
Communications
Privacy
Act,
18
U.S.C.
2510-2521,
and
contains
information
intended
for
the
specified
individual(s)
only.
This
electronic
mail
transmission
is
for
the
use
of
the
named
individual
or
entity
to
which
it
is
directed
and
may
contain
information
that
is
privileged
or
confidential.
It
is
not
to
be
transmitted
to
or
received
by
anyone
other
than
the
named
addressee
(or
a
person
authorized
to
NOTICE:
This
message
and
accompanying
documents
are
covered
by
the
Electronic
Communications
Privacy
Act,
18
U.S.C.
2510-2521,
and
contains
information
intended
for
the
specified
individual(s)
only.
This
electronic
mail
transmission
is
for
the
use
of
the
named
individual
or
entity
to
which
it
is
directed
and
may
contain
information
that
is
privileged
or
confidential.
It
is
not
to
be
transmitted
to
or
received
by
anyone
other
than
the
named
addressee
(or
a
person
authorized
to
deliver
it
to
the
named
addressee).
It
is
not
to
be
copied
or
forwarded
to
any
unauthorized
persons.
If
you
have
received
this
electronic
mail
transmission
in
error,
delete
it
from
your
system
without
copying
or
forwarding
it,
and
notify
the
sender
of
the
error
by
replying
via
email
or
by
calling
Lindas
Lyrics
at
(678)
521-6216,
so
that
our
address
record
can
be
corrected.
6th
Email
From:
The
Dash
Management
[mailto:thedashmanagement@lindaellis.net]
Sent:
Friday,
April
24,
2015
6:23
AM
To:
Imbeingextorted
Subject:
RE:
Notice
of
copyright
infringement
to
Imbeingextorted
Mr.
Imbeingextorted,
Please
respond
immediately
to
our
offer
of
settlement
to
resolve
this
matter
amicably.
Sincerely,
John
W.
Jolin
Intellectual
Property
Coordinator
Linda's
Lyrics,
LLC
1050
E.
Piedmont
Road
Suite
E-135
Marietta,
GA
30062
www.lindaellis.net
Phone:
678-521-6216
Fax:
770-977-0077
NOTICE:
This
message
and
accompanying
documents
are
covered
by
the
Electronic
Communications
Privacy
Act,
18
U.S.C.
2510-2521,
and
contains
information
intended
for
the
specified
individual(s)
only.
This
electronic
mail
transmission
is
for
the
use
of
the
named
individual
or
entity
to
which
it
is
directed
and
may
contain
information
that
is
privileged
or
confidential.
It
is
not
to
be
transmitted
to
or
received
by
anyone
other
than
the
named
addressee
(or
a
person
authorized
to
deliver
it
to
the
named
addressee).
It
is
not
to
be
copied
or
forwarded
to
any
unauthorized
persons.
If
you
have
received
this
electronic
mail
transmission
in
error,
delete
it
from
your
system
without
copying
or
forwarding
it,
and
notify
the
sender
of
the
error
by
replying
via
email
or
by
calling
Lindas
Lyrics
at
(678)
521-6216,
so
that
our
address
record
can
be
corrected.
From:
The
Dash
Management
[mailto:thedashmanagement@lindaellis.net]
Sent:
Monday,
June
15,
2015
2:02
PM
To:
Imbeingextorted
Subject:
RE:
Notice
of
copyright
infringement
to
Imbeingextorted
Importance:
High
Imbeingextorted,
We
have
been
more
than
patient.
We
are
turning
this
matter
over
to
our
IP
attorney
in
3
days
if
we
do
not
hear
from
you.
Please
contact
me
immediately
to
avoid
costly
litigation.
Sincerely,
John
W.
Jolin
Intellectual
Property
Coordinator
Linda's
Lyrics,
LLC
2146
Roswell
Rd.
NE
STE
108-124
Marietta,
GA
30062
www.lindaellis.net
Phone:
678-521-6216
NOTICE:
This
message
and
accompanying
documents
are
covered
by
the
Electronic
Communications
Privacy
Act,
18
U.S.C.
2510-2521,
and
contains
information
intended
for
the
specified
individual(s)
only.
This
electronic
mail
transmission
is
for
the
use
of
the
named
individual
or
entity
to
which
it
is
directed
and
may
contain
information
that
is
privileged
or
confidential.
It
is
not
to
be
transmitted
to
or
received
by
anyone
other
than
the
named
addressee
(or
a
person
authorized
to
deliver
it
to
the
named
addressee).
It
is
not
to
be
copied
or
forwarded
to
any
unauthorized
persons.
If
you
have
received
this
electronic
mail
transmission
in
error,
delete
it
from
your
system
without
copying
or
forwarding
it,
and
notify
the
sender
of
the
error
by
replying
via
email
or
by
calling
Lindas
Lyrics
at
(678)
521-6216,
so
that
our
address
record
can
be
corrected.
7th
Email
From:
The
Dash
Management
[mailto:thedashmanagement@lindaellis.net]
Sent:
Monday,
June
15,
2015
2:02
PM
To:
Imbeingextorted