Viacom Inc.
1515 Broadway
New York NY 10036-5794
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Attorney
Tel ### ### ####
Fax ### ### ####
June 17, 1996
Via Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
Mr. David Henderson
### Xx. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, ####
Peoria, Illinois 61606
[I'd like to know how they tracked down my summer address--I don't think I've even told the university where I am.]
Re: Infringements of STAR TREK Copyrights and Trademarks
Dear Mr. Henderson:
I write as attorney for Paramount Pictures Corporation ("Paramount").
As you are, no doubt, aware,
[too many commas!]
Paramount owns all of the rights to the television series entitled STAR
TREK, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE
NINE, STAR TREK: VOYAGER, and all theatrical releases relating
thereto including the upcoming
[Missing comma after "thereto"]
eighth movie in the STAR TREK motion picture series (collectively the
"STAR TREK Properties"). These rights are protected by numerous
copyrights trademarks in
[Missing comma between "copyrights" and "trademarks"]
both the programs themselves and the characters, sets, and other
elements appearing in those programs.
We have recently learned that you have posted various
["posted"? This isn't Usenet, this is the Web]
elements of the STAR TREK Properties on your site at
www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/mov.
[1: the "http:" and "//" specifiers are missing]
[2: the "/" at the end of the URL is missing]
[3: why is "edu/campusorg/psiphi/mov" in italics while "www.bradley."
is not?]
For example, we refer to your posting entitled "Synopsis of "Star Trek:
First Contact"
[1: "posting"? Again, this isn't Usenet]
[2: There's a missing quote mark: "1Synopsis of "2Star Trek: First
Contact2" [1"]]
(the "Synopsis"), as well as various photographs of STAR TREK
elements. Your posting of these items is an infringement of
Paramount's rights in the STAR TREK Properties.
Based upon the foregoing, we hereby demand that your
confirm
["that your confirm" should be "that you confirm"]
to us in writing within ten days of receipt of this letter that:
(i) you have removed all infringing materials from your site, including
the aforementioned Synopsis and all STAR TREK photographs; and (ii) you
will refrain from posting any similar infringing material on the
Internet or any other on-line service in the future.
[1: "Internet" should not be capitalized any more than "computer" should]
[2: That thing with "posting" again]
The foregoing is without waiver of any and all rights of
Paramount Pictures Corporation, all of which are expressly reserved
herein.
[Huh?]
Very truly yours,
[Well, he wouldn't be very falsely, would he?]
[Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx's actual signature in pen]
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx