Subject: Video Piracy

From: "John W. Pollins III" <[email-masked]>
Date: 22 Jan 96 08:38:28 EST

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RE:	Video Piracy

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Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 11:42:01 -0500
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Subject: Video Piracy
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Well all, I never thought that I would be writing something like this, but
something happened of a serious nature. A friend of mine from California sent
me a video tape of my video, pirated by SANDBEE Productions in Miami,
Florida.

This is a blatant case of piracy and I am taking the steps required, but I
need a bit more help in finding out if anyone else has seen or obtained these
illegal videos. This information is very important as I need it to ascertain
how widespread the circulation of these illegal tapes are.

Now some of you may be worried that this will get you in trouble...I can say
with 100% confidence that you will NOT be held accountable if you have
purchased one of these tapes in good faith from a video supplier....I am the
copyright holder and I am going after SANDBEE, not the poor guy who thought
he was doing right by me....

Okay, the real tape, the one that I did with Paladin Press is a two tape set,
in two black cassette boxes. The bootleg version is the same length of video
at 3 hrs 20 minute +, but is a single tape.  These people have ripped me off,
are using my name, my information, showing pictures of my copyrighted work,
and violating my copyright on my books as well and they have the nerve to say
that the tapes that they are selling with NO royalties to me, or the company
that I licensed to produce the real video, Paladin Press are COPYRIGHTED!
 Yeah they are copyrighted alright, by me and I will prosecute these pirates
to the fullest extent of Fedreal law and then I will start the civil suit as
well!

So if anyone has any information, no matter how insignificant they feel it
is, please contact me!

Thank you for your time, but this really has me P.O.'d big time....Sorry to
take up your time, but this is important to all of us who has ever written
any sort of article or  any other information that has been re-produced in
any kind of media....

Thank you!

Jim Hrisoulas

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 03:50:19 -0500

Dear Jim, You should be POed to the max and I wish you good look in taking
these crooks to the cleaners. My wife is an Indepentant producer/director of
films so I know what you are going through. You may know this already but if
you don't take them to court you could loose your copy right on the material.
I have not seen any pirated copies but if I do I will let you know. Give 'em
hell.
Craig Withrow