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From: [email protected]
B3ta user: websheriff

WEB SHERIFF
Protecting Your Rights on the Internet
Tel 44-(0)208-323 8013
Fax 44-(0)208-323 8080
[email protected]
www.websheriff.com

DMCA NOTIFICATION

1. Rights Owner(s) : PRINCE / NPG / AEG

2. Rights Agent : WEB SHERIFF

3. Infringed Rights : COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, GOODWILL, IMAGE RIGHTS, PRIVACY RIGHTS & MORAL RIGHTS

4. Infringed Artist(s) : PRINCE

5. Infringing Image(s) : MULTIPLE (PIRATE, UNAUTHORISED & LIBELLOUS)

6. Infringing Activity : COPYRIGHT / TRADEMARK FILE UPLOADING & DOWNLOADING (AND PASSING-OFF OF GOODWILL, INFRINGEMENT OF IMAGE & PRIVACY RIGHTS AND LIBEL)

7. Infringing Web Site : www.b3tards.com

8. Infringing File Location(s) :

www.b3tards.com/u/0049471df11741f5c544/prince.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/0bb7ac49b9769052ddb6/burnzephotos.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/0bb7ac49b9769052ddb6/tinyprince.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/0c41ab1857dcde9e2686/cuntyprince.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/15fa5bbfc7346f21c0c5/princec.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/1628d80a69fd3a28d054/princless.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/1fa24596b304b369b1b4/fingermouse.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/22ce0ae7a8c760c469cb/looked_better.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/23925b16ee60d4243068/sexymotherfucker_op.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/26fb0a27a99acadc94ed/prince3.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/289aba80d9a20ce7aae1/prints.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/347704ecc2d8903e64fc/prince_superstar.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/3baec04fb1b0be6e2d31/if_i_came_back_as_a_dolphin.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/3baec04fb1b0be6e2d31/prince_gnop.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/3baec04fb1b0be6e2d31/prince_little_cock_2.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/3baec04fb1b0be6e2d31/prince_the_revolutions.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/420c52b7900bd7084f02/prince.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/420c52b7900bd7084f02/prince_king.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/420c52b7900bd7084f02/princedildo.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/420c52b7900bd7084f02/princeofdoom.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/420c52b7900bd7084f02/princeredex.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/420c52b7900bd7084f02/princerent.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/420c52b7900bd7084f02/princezoolander.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/420c52b7900bd7084f02/villageprince.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/462d43a5ac3549107eae/princefwap.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/464e8c2a733e15cd202c/princesmaller.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/52d4a1c45aa05d5eef63/symbolwank.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/66d0ac74d2a7df9023c9/princeprotest.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/66d0ac74d2a7df9023c9/rageandroll.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/67ae2013fa703ef2089c/kpnuts.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/689db80d445f785a92c9/et.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/689db80d445f785a92c9/money.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/689db80d445f785a92c9/prince.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/689db80d445f785a92c9/prince-urinate.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/689db80d445f785a92c9/satan.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/689db80d445f785a92c9/slurp.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/69b07ee6b1fa9f10236f/prince.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/69b07ee6b1fa9f10236f/prince2.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/69b07ee6b1fa9f10236f/prince3.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/758f65c94bf4f6553036/jesusprince.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/7a393aee72abe752590a/freak.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/7bc5a56a65d5b90915bf/princekiss1.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/7da25abc20094a44a636/smugprince.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/893bcb0cb029c43df951/animation4.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/8a1d778d088e80c51c7c/prints.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/91a7ea541e5fc2ac5205/symbolshift.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/94b366f600cc1c27e1a2/princew.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/9e7cd5a0c1c9c0a38042/princebeta.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/a08da6a90be511515c3a/respect.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/a5eb3f2543b9511a1283/princemichael-jackson.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/a609ede35986cfd048a1/prince-prickometer.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/a609ede35986cfd048a1/tafkagoatse.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/adcba3dea6d23dc8fc7d/dustingforprince.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/b7385d51d3a878f20ba8/2008_edition.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/b7385d51d3a878f20ba8/charles.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/b7385d51d3a878f20ba8/prince.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/beec3b38d203437752ce/short-arsed-king-of-pidgeon.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/c906e57fc22848ef3336/albert.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/c906e57fc22848ef3336/cdc-prince.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/c906e57fc22848ef3336/demon.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/c906e57fc22848ef3336/fresh.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/c906e57fc22848ef3336/licks.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/c906e57fc22848ef3336/morphin.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/c906e57fc22848ef3336/prince-tiem.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/c906e57fc22848ef3336/spunken.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/c906e57fc22848ef3336/vein.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/d4f653987c462a3c6fbd/littleredcourgette.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/d79cf591a2ee5d7be114/rinse.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/d81a83cf6d5a93144ba7/princelol.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/e1b129bd024c8a5a5a35/munkie.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/e24c5f2c5477ca531ba2/alphabet-street.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/e485266d59b4d61e0faf/rinse.gif
www.b3tards.com/u/e709acd8427018b1a7ea/prince.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/eeabacdfbe9b2d3d4819/1939.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/eeabacdfbe9b2d3d4819/purplepain.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/eeabacdfbe9b2d3d4819/purplereign.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/f49a2050b6984442f55e/prince.jpg
www.b3tards.com/u/fa2a3ab468c53bb760c2/prince_base.jpg

9. DMCA Request : Please remove Infringing Image(s) from Infringing File Location(s) ASAP : thank you.

10. Signature :

Deborah Sykes
for and on behalf of
WEB SHERIFF
'Argentum'
2 Queen Caroline Street
London W6 9DX
United Kingdom
Tel 44-(0)208-323 8013
Fax 44-(0)208-323 8080
[email protected]
(Signed as Duly Authorized Rights Agent
of the Rights Owner(s) Specified Herein)

Note 1 :
The information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, Web Sheriff is authorised to act on behalf of the exclusive owner of the rights alleged to have been infringed in this Notification.

Note 2 :
This DMCA request is issued without prejudice to all of our client's accumulated, worldwide rights in relation to the infringements specified herein - including, but not limited to, the right to seek injunctive relief, the right to sue for damages and the right to seek criminal prosecutions all of which rights are hereby reserved in full.
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:35, archived)
# hahaha
I hope they looked at every single one.
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:36, archived)
# i'm fucking appalled
COMPO IT !
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:36, archived)
# ^this
please compo this rob
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:41, archived)
# Arf!
Now, if someone had control of a bot-net that could put 'infringing' pictures of him up faster than they could find them, would the whole internets melt?

Oh, and shouldn't they also be informing you of the appeals procedure under the DMCA where the service provider can certify that there is fair use and then they have to actually sue you or cock off?
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:37, archived)
# that would be the kind of competant thing that say.. I dunno, a registered legal representation might do
as opposed to some organisation that sells itself as being the internet police
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:45, archived)
# GO DEBBIE
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:37, archived)
# oooh
so anyway, how's satire for fair use under uk law
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:37, archived)
# hahaha
I'm so glad I called my file cuntyprince now :)
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:37, archived)
# Bahahaha
I love the list of links.
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:37, archived)
# New challenge suggestion......
WEB SHERIFF!!!
Edit: now in the suggestion box...
www.b3ta.com/questions/imagechallenge/post99210
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:37, archived)
# hahahahahaha
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:39, archived)
# Ahhhhh
Mindpiss
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:40, archived)
# hahahaha
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:40, archived)
# hahaha
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:40, archived)
# haha
that sound means that war do be declared! :D
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:41, archived)
# :D
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:42, archived)
# hahaha, what does the web sheriff look like, and what does he do all day?
open up photoshop and show us
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:42, archived)
# Oh please oh please oh please
and let him speak like Sheriff John Bunnell... in county JAIL!
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:44, archived)
# oh I can just imagine it
"The firewall will come down hard on these infringers"
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:47, archived)
# and tippex his teeth like the aforementioned god of cop camera shows?
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:48, archived)
#
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:46, archived)
# needs more
hat.
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:49, archived)
# THIS MEANS WAR!
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:53, archived)
# Fucking genius.
Now clicked =]
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:53, archived)
# ANARCHY!

(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 23:29, archived)
# nice
but i want the next compo to be the first 'extended compo' of this one

the compo formerly known as 'the compo formerly known as Prince'

:p
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 23:36, archived)
# I thought Prince said...
That this wasn't true?
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:37, archived)
# hahaha
this is great, whats your plan of action then rob? reply to email? remove all of the images reguarding prince on here? or just laugh at them from your throne in b3ta towers?
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:37, archived)
# my plan is to ignore that email
on the basis it's a list of images that aren't actually hosted on b3ta

then I'm going to bed, and I'll see what emails they will have sent by the morning
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:40, archived)
# good plan!
have a good night :D
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:42, archived)
# don't forget to post them here
any plans to extend the prince competition to a second week to see if the little arsebandit learns about it and gets his own lawyers involved?
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:43, archived)
# yay
:D
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:44, archived)
# dcma
i though that only worked in america anyway.

And if we are on america law, fair use covers satire and comedy
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:59, archived)
# Take them down when they remove stuff like this from history
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:37, archived)
# I bet they're reading this right now
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:38, archived)
# I know I am
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:39, archived)
# *waves at everybody*


*moons*
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:41, archived)
# hahaha
so, what newspapers shall we all contact? see how far we can escalate this!
www.b3ta.com/board/7782828
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:38, archived)
# All of them.
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:42, archived)
# Next weeks challenge: Web Sheriff
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:38, archived)
# oh yes.
(, Wed 14 Nov 2007, 7:29, archived)
# dear debbie...
now we know where to find you...
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:38, archived)
# Opposite Hamersmith Tube
(, Wed 14 Nov 2007, 12:22, archived)
# i think i've got the only image in the compo not currently being sued!
wow that's quite the list
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:38, archived)
# I thought mine was quite complimentary
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:39, archived)
# the virgins one?
oh yeah(!) although to be honest knobbing kelly lebrock all day? there are worse jobs.
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:41, archived)
# mine isnt either
apparently, bad animation of him getting pissed on is ok by Prince.
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 23:02, archived)
# Woo!
Mine's the sixth one down!!!!
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:39, archived)
# Haha! They saw my monkey!!!!
OMG Prince is a monkey!!!!
But he isn't!!!
Let's sue!

(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:40, archived)
# They're quite happy to keep this one then?
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:40, archived)
# He seems to like my one too
unfortunately Kelly LeBrock is suing my ass for it :D
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:41, archived)
# Kelly LeBrock can sue my ass any day!!!!!



(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:42, archived)
# there's a chance Steven Segal may get involved
he'll kung fu yo ass
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:43, archived)
# I'm ok with that.
NOT!!
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:50, archived)
# starts the *friends of prince* club
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:42, archived)
# There's no copyright you've breached there
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:43, archived)
# which is nice :)
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:47, archived)
# The day after I moaned about this not being on the front page
despite having 68 people click it the display of the number of people who clicked "I like this" vanished from the Friends' Activity list.
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:55, archived)
# I like this.
(, Wed 14 Nov 2007, 21:28, archived)
# mamma mia
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:41, archived)
# Somebody out there
a. has too much free time
b. is smelling money when there is none
c. is having too much fun
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:41, archived)
#
a. no :(
b. no :(
c. YES :)
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:42, archived)
# I regret not posting anything in this challenge
"3. Infringed Rights : COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, GOODWILL"

Goodwill?? What about their goodwill to the rights of people everywhere to take the piss out of arrogant short-arse fuckwits? I've not seen many signs of goodwill from Prince recently.
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:41, archived)
# A free album?
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:44, archived)
# That's PR
PR doesn't really equal goodwill to me. Especially when the PR extends to dishing out for free an album that makes me want to vomit -- but that's obviously a totally subjective viewpoint given that pretty much everything I've heard that Prince has ever done has made me want to vomit.
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:47, archived)
# I believe that American law allows for satirical use of copyright materials
and b3tards is hosted in the US and non-commercial?
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:41, archived)
# heh
some of those don't even contain Prince photos... how are they infringing?
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:41, archived)
# Yay!
We can hide behind Rob now.
.
.
Hang on B3ta user: websheriff?
This person is registered here?
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:42, archived)
# can't wait for their first post
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:45, archived)
# 'Fail' image on standby...
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:53, archived)
# Hell no
We should have a group moon.
Quick everyone take pictures of their arses.
.
.
.
You first.
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:58, archived)
# WHAT. THE. FUCK???
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:43, archived)
# How utterly wonderful.
This is better than the Richard Branson incident.
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:45, archived)
# I love watching history happen
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:45, archived)
# I think the person that suggested this challenge has a lot to answer for...
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:48, archived)
# Haha, it's one to tell the grandchildren
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:49, archived)
# Hahaha
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:51, archived)
# Haha
Fucking hell!
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:47, archived)
# Yay!
:D
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:48, archived)
# and they all said I was MAD to use AOL....
MAD they said, AH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:51, archived)
# Stand firm Rob, show no fear
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:51, archived)
# Web sheriff is shite
They were supposed to be catching people who had leaked copies of an album last year, and none of the several people I know who had it were caught, even though we were all audioscrobbling it

I did buy a copy when it was released though
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 22:59, archived)
# They threatened a few other people with this letter
on fansites for merely having pix of Prince in their photobucket accounts and had p-bucket remove them.

Hello, Web Shurriff! PFU sends its love n'smooches. *waves*
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 23:00, archived)
# cunt them in the fuck rob
p.s. wax the monobrow on TV :)
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 23:06, archived)
# they missed this one!
(, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 23:14, archived)
# i wonder what "privacy rights" he is entitled to, seeing how he's a public figure...
this is all far too entertaining
(, Wed 14 Nov 2007, 0:15, archived)
# How special.
I'm off to download a copy of graffiti bridge.
(, Wed 14 Nov 2007, 7:10, archived)
# Hmm. The DCMA is an American law
Does it really apply here? I don't think so, Ted
(, Wed 14 Nov 2007, 8:58, archived)
# Regardless of which country it applies to you could probably counter this one under the right to parody
however as the images aren't hosted on B3ta the takedown order is impossible for Rob to enforce. Another frivilous use of DMCA
(, Wed 14 Nov 2007, 9:02, archived)
# What copyright was infringed
on this one?
www.b3tards.com/u/a609ede35986cfd048a1/tafkagoatse.gif

I imagine WebSheriff to be run by Peter Serafinowicz's Butterfield character.
(, Wed 14 Nov 2007, 13:48, archived)
# Those damn lawyers
I guess we'll just have to take the piss out of this guy instead:



http://www.talentbookingusa.com/look-a-likes/prince.htm
(, Wed 14 Nov 2007, 15:27, archived)
# BTW
has anybody thought of buying websheriff.co.uk or .org etc

I can imagine that it could result in quite a funny spoof site... maybe
(, Wed 14 Nov 2007, 16:06, archived)
# deborah sykes?!
that diseased whore can suck the shit out of my ass - right after i feed john giacobbi a steaming bran dump.
(, Thu 15 Nov 2007, 6:43, archived)