Charter copyright infringement notice. What should I do? Should I be worried?
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Yes I know I did a wrong thing Dear Charter Internet Subscriber: Charter Communications ("Charter") has been notified by a copyright owner, or its authorized agent, that your Internet account may have been involved in the exchange of unauthorized copies of copyrighted material (e.g., music, movies, or software). Below is a copy of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice that Charter received from the copyright holder which includes the specific allegation. Under the DMCA, copyright owners have the right to notify Charter’s register agent if they believe that a Charter customer has infringed on their work(s). When Charter receives a complaint notice from a copyright owner, Charter will notify the identifiable customer of the alleged infringement by providing them a copy of the submitted DMCA notice. As required by law, Charter may determine that the customer is a repeat copyright infringer and reserves the right to suspend or terminate the accounts of repeat copyright infringers. It is possible that this activity has occurred without your permission or knowledge by an unauthorized user, a minor who may not fully understand the copyright laws, or even as a result of a computer virus. However, as the named subscriber on the account, you may be held responsible for any misuse of your account. Please be aware that using Charter’s service to engage in any form of copyright infringement is expressly prohibited by Charter’s Acceptable Use Policy and that repeat copyright infringement, or violations of any other Charter policy, may result in the suspension or termination of your service. You may view Charter’s rules and policies, including Charter’s Acceptable Use Policy, under the policies section of charter.com. We ask that you take immediate action to stop the exchange of any infringing material. For additional information regarding copyright infringement and for a list of frequently asked questions, please visit charter.com/dmca. If you have questions about this letter, you may contact us at 1-877-294-8186. Representatives will be available to take your call Monday through Friday 8am - 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am - 5pm (CST). Sincerely, Charter Communications Security Resolution Team charter.com/security Notice Received from Copyright Holder Re: Copyright Infringement by Charter Communications Subscriber Using IP XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Dear Charter Communications: The Entertainment Software Association ("ESA") is the U.S. trade association that represents the intellectual property interests of companies that publish interactive games for video game consoles, personal computers, handheld devices, and the Internet (hereinafter collectively referred to as "ESA members"). A list of ESA members can be found at http://www.theesa.com/about/members.asp. Under penalty of perjury, we affirm that ESA is authorized to act on behalf of ESA members whose exclusive copyright rights we believe to have been infringed as described herein. ESA is providing this notice pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), 17 U.S.C. section 512, to request that you take immediate action with respect to infringement of ESA member copyrighted works by your Subscriber. Using the IP address on the date and time referenced in the subject line of this notice, the Subscriber employed a peer-to-peer service or software to distribute infringing copies of ESA member game products, including the following title: Courts in the United States have held consistently that the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted works using peer-to-peer or similar services constitutes copyright infringement. E.g., MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., 545 U.S. 913 (2005); BMG Music v. Gonzalez, 430 F.3d 888, 891 (7th Cir. 2005); Arista Records LLC v. Lime Group LLC, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46638, *49 (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2010 This Subscriber should understand clearly that there are serious consequences for infringement. The Copyright Act in the United States provides for statutory damages of up to $30,000 per work infringed, and up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement. 17 U.S.C. section 504(c). We ask that you work with us to protect the intellectual property rights of ESA members by: 1. Providing the Subscriber with a copy of this notice of copyright infringement, and warning the Subscriber that his or her conduct was unlawful and could be subject to civil or even criminal prosecution. 2. Promptly taking steps to stop the Subscriber's infringing activity. 3. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. section 512(i)(1)(A), as appropriate,
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Answer:
?? Did you have a question?? If you're asking what to do now, step 1 is to STOP downloading.
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Other answers
What you should do is stop the infringing actions. Then don't worry.
Neil
Will have to guess at the actual question. If you did this, you should not worry too much about it if you delete the offending material and do not do this again. They are just taking a "shot across your bow" and letting you know that it was discovered and that they will be watching for a repeat offense. They know that sometimes this could have been done without your knowledge, or inadvertently by clicking some link at a website and not realizing what it did. So they are giving you the benefit of the doubt this time. Go forward and sin no more! :)
Art Vandelay
Good afternoon, My name is Jeremy Daniels, and I am a Senior Social Media Specialist with Charter. The letters that we send out regarding copyright infringements are warnings, and should be taken seriously. We have an acceptable use policy for our internet service that you can review here: http://www.charter.com/footer/footerPage.jsp?tag=policies_resi_hsi_accep_use_policy. The letter you received also talked about ensuring that your network is secure. If you didn’t download the content that was listed in your letter it would be a good idea to change all passwords on your computer, and network. If you need additional help please reach out to us and we will be glad to investigate the causes from here. Here is more information on the Charter Social Media team: http://www.charter.com/Umatter2Charter Thanks, and I look forward to helping you with any additional concerns you may have. Jeremy Daniels Senior Social Media Specialist – Charter http://www.charter.com/Umatter2Charter http://community.charter.com
Jeremy
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