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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 08:04:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Paul Andrew Mitchell <supremelawfirm@yahoo.com>  | Block address
Subject: COPYRIGHT VIOLATION
To: Jeff Head <jeffh@nebonet.com>
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In reply to your message below,
we refer you to Internet URL:

  http://supremelaw.com/wwwboard/messages/1200.html

If you don't understand plain English,
then get some help -- somewhere else.

Copies of "The Federal Zone" now extant on the
Internet were stolen, and then modified
WITHOUT THE AUTHOR'S PRIOR PERMISSION.

We are therefore now demanding that ALL copies,
in whole or in part, and ALL links, whether
in web pages or in search indexes, be removed
COMPLETELY AND IMMEDIATELY.

I am sure that Webster's Dictionary has most
of the above words well defined, for your
reading enjoyment.

If you don't understand the legal implications,
then hire someone who can explain it all to you.

There are criminal penalties in the federal
copyright laws, in case you are ignorant of
these laws.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse.


/s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.

Author (under a pen name)




---Jeff Head <jeffh@nebonet.com> wrote:
>
> Mr. Mitchell,
> 
> I have informed you that the link has been removed.  I don't know
what more
> you can expect.  I appreciate your explanations and your
documentation on
> what the law is.  The telling fact for me was the lack of a reponse
from the
> Federal Zone.
> 
> I for one am not in complete agreement with that portion of the law
that you
> have explained and documented via web links.  I feel it is akin to
the
> assett forfeiture laws which try and make the property and inanimate
objects
> the focus of the attention, rather than the perpitrator.  Many
people have
> linked to the Federal Zone (which also had many important things to
say
> about the problems facing our nation), with absolutley no knowledge
or
> intent to infringe any alleged copyright. To hold those individuals,
or the
> servicce providers responsible, when there is no intent, or even
knowledge,
> in my mind is not justice, but a way the Government can exert more
control
> over the free access of information.  It is also an avenue for
unscrupulous
> individuals to make a profit off the honset efforts of others.
> 
> Given the nature of the threat to our liberties, I would have
thought that
> the spreading of the information, by whatever means would have been
your
> principle concern.  I do not condone piracy, and I do not condone
injustice,
> If the Federal Zone knowingly sought to injure you and your attempts
to make
> a living or an honest profit, then that is unjust.  I feel it is
equally
> unjust for you to attempt (if that is what you are doing) to benefit
in any
> way from the innocent attempts of others to try and help the
conditions of
> our Republic.
> 
> But I realize that all of this is not the issue.  I do have one
question,
> what about the free use provisions of the copyright law, say a
statement
> like the following :
> 
> "Copyright Notice
> This web site contains some copyrighted material and may link to
copyrighted
> material. It is presented here under the "fair use" provisions of
the US
> copyright laws, solely for the purpose of discussion and critique. No
> commercial use is intended or permitted. If you are the owner of one
of
> these copyrights and you disagree with my use of this material,
please
> contact me at the email link posted at the bottom of this page, and a
> resolution will be arranged promptly. "
> 
> I'd be interested in your legal analysis of this notice as it
pertains to
> what you have discussed.
> 
> Jeff Head
> 
> >Dear Jeff Head:
> >
> >If A is pointing to stolen property on B's computer,
> >and B decides to move the stolen property without
> >telling A, then A is still pointing to stolen property,
> >even if the link is rendered invalid by such a move.
> >
> >Moreover, the link to what was once a valid URL
> >provides valuable clues to locating the principal
> >infringer, who continues to violate the author's
> >exclusive copyrights with AOL's file servers,
> >and other file server(s).
> >
> >If an Internet Service Provider fails to act,
> >after being informed of a copyright violation
> >on their computers, that ISP is liable for
> >contributory copyright infringement, and 
> >possibly also direct copyright infringement.
> >
> >Contributory copyright infringement is explained in the
> >industry standards now documented at the website of
> >Software Publishers Association (http://www.spa.org).
> >
> >Ignorance of the law is no excuse.  If criminal
> >violators feel "threatened" by imminent copyright
> >enforcement, that is a problem of their own making.
> >
> >A lawful NOTICE AND DEMAND, to produce certified 
> >evidence of the author's prior permission to
> >post all or part of "The Federal Zone" on the
> >Internet, is in no ways a "threat" [sic],
> >particularly when that permission was not given.
> >
> >We intend to exhibit all offensive email to the
> >jury to be convened in this copyright matter.
> >
> >
> >Sincerely yours,
> >
> >/s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.
> >
> >Author of "The Federal Zone: Cracking the
> >Code of Internal Revenue" (all editions),
> >under a pen name
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >---Jeff Head <jeffh@nebonet.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I have questioned the Federal Zone regarding this and gotten no
> >response.
> >> 
> >> As of this date, July 21st, 1998,
> >> 
> >> I have removed the link to the Federal Zone (
> >http://feustel.mixi.net/FEDZONE/)
> >>  from my link page at :
> >> 
> >>  http://www.nebonet.com/headhome/dadmisc/links.htm
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Sincerely,
> >> 
> >> Jeff Head
> >> 
> >> >TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
> >> >
> >> >A lawful PUBLIC NOTICE TO COPYRIGHT VIOLATORS
> >> >has been published and posted at Internet URL:
> >> >
> >> >   http://supremelaw.com/wwwboard/messages/1181.html
> >> >
> >> >with a supplement at URL:
> >> >
> >> >   http://supremelaw.com/wwwboard/messages/1182.html
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >You are hereby served with same.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Sincerely yours,
> >> >
> >> >/s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.
> >> >
> >> >Counselor at Law, Federal Witness,
> >> >Private Attorney General, and Candidate
> >> >for the U.S. House of Representatives
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >---Jeff Head <jeffh@nebonet.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> I  do not provide a copy of that document on my site.  I do not
> >link
> >> >> specifically to "The Federal Zone: Cracking the Code of
Internal
> >> >Revenue".
> >> >> I did have an email from some time ago from the Fed Zone giving
> >> >approval to
> >> >> link to their site in general.  But, as I clear out emails
every
> >> >couple of
> >> >> months, I no longer have that
> >> >> 
> >> >> Just what is it you are looking for?  If this is your
material, or
> >> >your
> >> >> client's, then your beef would be with The Federal Zone.  If
you
> >> >want me to
> >> >> remove a link to the general site, The Federal Zone, because
you
> >> >allegate
> >> >> that there is a copyright violation in another document on that
> >> >site, lay
> >> >> out your case to me and I'll consider removing the general
link.  
> >> >Is it
> >> >> your contention that I am violating copyright because I link to
> >> >another site
> >> >> who has a document on their site that is allegated to violate
> >> >copyright?
> >> >> Otherwise, I feel that the Federal Zone provides useful
information
> >> >for the
> >> >> public in general and will continue to link to them.
> >> >> 
> >> >>  Let me know where you are going with this.
> >> >> 
> >> >> Jeff Head
> >> >> 
> >> >> >TO:      Mr. Jeff Head
> >> >> >
> >> >> >         email: <jeffh@nebonet.com>
> >> >> >                <gailh@nebonet.com>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >FROM:    Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.
> >> >> >         Counselor at Law, Federal Witness
> >> >> >         and Private Attorney General
> >> >> >
> >> >> >SUBJECT: Copyright Violation
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Formal NOTICE AND DEMAND are served upon you
> >> >> >to deliver a certified copy of the author's written
> >> >> >authorization, permitting you to promote a stolen
> >> >> >electronic copy of "The Federal Zone: Cracking the
> >> >> >Code of Internal Revenue" at Internet URL:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >   http://www.nebonet.com/headhome/dadmisc/links.htm
> >> >> >
> >> >> >The offending link is:
> >> >> >
> 
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