Re: DMCA notices from Vobile and others

[Catherine Ullman <cende () BUFFALO EDU>]

Hi Jim,

 

Did they send this notice to your official University DMCA notification
email address?  You are only required to respond if they did.  If so,
there's a whole process that you essentially need to follow.  You can find
ours here:

 

http://www.buffalo.edu/ubit/service-guides/safe-computing/dmca/_-how-ub-resp
onds-to-allegations-of-online-copyright-infringemen.html

 

Hope that helps!

 

Best,

Cathy

 

 

Dr. Catherine J Ullman

Senior Information Security Forensic Analyst

Information Security Office

University at Buffalo

 <mailto:cende () buffalo edu> cende () buffalo edu

 

 

 

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Community Group Listserv
<SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> On Behalf Of Bole, Jim A
Sent: Monday, February 1, 2021 2:53 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] DMCA notices from Vobile and others

 

Anyone have an advice around responding/not responding to Vobile?

 

It looks like they have some automated process.

 

It's been a long time since I've looked at DMCA notices.

 

Thanks.

 

Jim Bole

Chief Information Security Officer 

Information Technology Services

University at Albany

 

 

 

From: Vobile Compliance < <mailto:p2p () paramount copyright-notice com>
p2p () paramount copyright-notice com>
Subject: Notice of Claimed Infringement - Case ID 54e3b51d5094811d9e19

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Notice ID: 54e3b51d5094811d9e19
Notice Date: 2021-01-18T14:58:09Z

University xxxx

 


Dear Sir or Madam:

We are contacting you on behalf of Paramount Pictures Corporation
(Paramount).  Under penalty of perjury, I assert that Vobile Inc., (Vobile)
is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive copyrights that
are alleged to be infringed herein.

Vobile has become aware that the below IP addresses have been using your
service for distributing video files, which contain infringing video content
that is exclusively owned by Paramount.

Vobile has a good faith belief that the Paramount video content that is
described in the below report has not been authorized for sharing or
distribution by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.  I also assert
that the information contained in this notice is accurate to the best of our
knowledge.

We are requesting your immediate assistance in removing and disabling access
to the infringing material from your network.  We also ask that you ensure
the user and/or IP address owner refrains from future use and sharing of
Paramount materials and property.

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

Please note that this letter is not intended as a full statement of the
facts; and does not constitute a waiver of any rights to recover damages,
incurred by virtue of any unauthorized or infringing activities, occurring
on your network.  All such rights, as well as claims for other relief, are
expressly reserved.

Should you need to contact me, I may be reached at the following address:

On behalf of Vobile, Inc. as an agent for Paramount.
Brad Bo
2880 Lakeside Drive, Suite 360
Santa Clara, CA 95054
p2p () paramount copyright-notice com
<mailto:p2p () paramount copyright-notice com> 
408.217.5000

Evidentiary Information:
Protocol: BITTORRENT
Infringed Work: Saving Private Ryan
Infringing FileName: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Infringing FileSize: 1026227829
Infringer's IP Address: xxxx

Infringer's Port: 6881
Initial Infringement Timestamp: 2021-01-18T14:57:50Z

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