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Re: Copyright Infringement Pursuant to Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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Dear Sir/Madam:
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I represent NCS Pearson, Inc. (Pearson), the exclusive publisher of the
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BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY (BDI), which is a secure test instrument
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restricted to purchase by qualified individuals. The BDI is an original
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work of authorship registered with the United States Copyright Office.
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A copy of the registration is attached for your information.
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It has recently come to Pearson's attention that you are
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hosting a web site that contains an unauthorized reproduction of the
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BDI. Copies of screen shots of the unauthorized reproduction are
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provided for your information. The reproduction, display, and
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distribution of the material at the online location infringe Pearson's
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copyright in the BDI because the test items are reproduced and displayed
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on the online location without Pearson's permission. As such, the web
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page you are hosting clearly infringes U.S. Copyright law. See 17
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U.S.C. 512(d).
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LOCATION OF INFRINGEMENT
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The location of the infringement is:
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http://www.textfiles.com/ufo/UFOBBS/2000/2247.ufo
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NOTICE OF TAKE DOWN
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The purpose of this letter is to advise you of Pearson's rights and to
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seek your agreement to (1) remove and destroy the copyrighted material;
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and (2) disable or remove any hyperlink(s). Please note that the
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disabling or removing of Pearson's copyrighted material from this site
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should include destroying the usefulness of any textual directory or
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pointer information contained therein. PLEASE NOTE: We are only
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requesting removal of the BDI as it is contained on that site. We are
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not asking or requesting removal of any other material.
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Please confirm in writing that you have complied with the above request.
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RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
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Pearson reserves its position insofar as costs and damages caused by the
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unauthorized reproduction and/or display of the BDI and any information
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locating tools with respect to online locations engaged in infringing
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activity. Pearson also reserves its right to seek injunctive relief to
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prevent further unauthorized activity, particularly any information
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locating tools, pending your response to this letter. We suggest you
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contact your legal advisors to obtain legal advice as to your position.
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VERIFICATION
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The information contained in this notification is accurate as of the
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time of compilation and, under penalty of perjury, I certify that I am
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authorized to act on behalf of NCS Pearson, Inc. Pearson has a good
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faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not
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authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
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We await your response within 24 hours.
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Sincerely,
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/Carl W. Covert, Jr./
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Director, Intellectual Property Protection
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NCS Pearson, Inc.
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19500 Bulverde Road
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San Antonio, TX 78259-3701
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Tel (210) 339-5195
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Fax (210) 339-5059
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Carl.Covert@Pearson.com
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