We got this message via VideoNeat.com:

Bill Birnie

ap@opsecsecurityonline.com

NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT via E-Mail
05/31/2022

Dear videoneat.com:

I certify under penalty of perjury that I am authorized to act on behalf of the Paramount Global companies CBS Broadcasting Inc., CBS Studios Inc., Paramount Pictures Corporation, Showtime Networks Inc., Viacom International Inc., and other Paramount Global subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “Rights Owners”), the owners of certain exclusive intellectual property rights in the copyrighted work(s) identified in this notice. I have a good faith belief that the information in this notice is accurate.

A search has detected infringement of the Rights Owners’ exclusive rights in the copyrighted work(s) on your site. A non-exhaustive representative list of the infringing material located on your site is identified below.

I have a good faith belief that these items are not authorized by the Rights Owners, their agents, or the law. Such copying and use of this material constitutes clear infringement of the Rights Owners' rights under the Copyright Act and its counterpart laws around the world.

Therefore, the Rights Owners demand you immediately remove or otherwise disable access to the infringing material identified in this notice, and cease and desist from any further infringement of the Rights Owners’ copyrighted work(s). Please also undertake the same steps for any other infringing material of which you are aware. Furthermore, the Rights Owner(s) also demand that you count these infringements as strikes against the accounts of the user(s) responsible for uploading the infringing content and disable accounts in accordance with your repeat infringer policy.

In complying with this notice, you should not destroy any evidence that may be relevant in a lawsuit relating to the infringement alleged; including all associated electronic documents and data relating to the presence of the infringing items on your site, which shall be preserved while disabling public access, irrespective of any document retention or corporate policy to the contrary.

Nothing in this letter shall be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of any right, remedy, or claims possessed by the Rights Owners, or any affiliated party, all of which are expressly reserved.

Should you have any questions, please contact me at the information below.

Yours Sincerely,
Bill Birnie,
OpSec Online LLC
(208) 389-5740
3540 E Longwing Ln #300
Meridian, ID 83646
United States

On behalf of: Paramount Global (and its affiliated companies)
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036

E-mail: paramount@ap.opsecsecurity.com

ADDENDUM TO NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Series:
PENN AND TELLER: BULLSHIT! (2003)

List of Allegedly Infringing Links:
videoneat.com/uk/documentaries…

And we replied:

Billy,

VideoNeat does not host any of the videos listed on the website. Next time do a bit more research before contacting us.

Also, as a general thought, copyright is a human invention and it is detrimental to everyone. It is bullshit, like the documentary's title videoneat.com/documentaries/29… - also use HTTPS not HTTP, and not the translated version of the website with "uk" in that URL. Makes things easier.

Cheers!

Fuck them. :)

#tromlive