[Lonekhespeare]

Hai teman US Comics Kafegaul, mulai hari ini dimohon untuk tidak lagi membuat thread / postingan berisi informasi untuk download link komik-komik Marvel, karena Kafegaul sudah mendapatkan somasi dari pihak Marvel Entertainment.

Tentunya kita tidak ingin kalau sampai terjadi hal-hal yang tidak baik untuk forum tercinta kita ini bukan? Marilah kita buat forum US Comics sebagai wadah diskusi dan ngobrol seputaran komik-komik US dan komunitasnya.

Dimohon kerjasama moderator, dan para warga untuk saling mengingatkan agar tidak sampai terjadi hal-hal yang bisa merugikan forum Kafegaul secara keseluruhan. Apabila mendapati link-link download komik Marvel, mohon laporkan ke moderator forum bertugas, snikt_bub. Jika dalam 2x24 jam tidak ada tanggapan, mohon laporkan ke Super Moderator bertugas.

Semoga bisa dimengerti, dan harap maklum.

Regards,
Lonekhespeare
mewakili Keluarga Besar Moderator Kafegaul.

Gregory Pan
Legal Affairs
Marvel Entertainment, Inc.

BY E-MAIL (info@imt.co.id)

March 11, 2009
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Re: Unauthorized Distribution of Illegally Scanned Marvel Comic Books

To Whom it May Concern:
I write on behalf of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Marvel”), who is the
owner of the trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights in Spider-Man,
Hulk, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Captain America, among thousands of others, and such
rights are protected under the law worldwide. Marvel owns and controls the rights to use
and merchandise the names, designs, logos and likenesses affiliated with all of its
properties. This includes the distribution of comic books and the right to distribute and
reproduce them online.

It has come to Marvel’s attention that the webforum, http://forum.kafegaul.com, hosted
by your company contains a thread that collects and distributes illegally scanned Marvel
digital comic books, many on the same day of release. The “US Comics” forum under
“Komics” contains a thread titled “Download Marvel Comics Here”
(http://forum.kafegaul.com/showthread.php?t=143856) with links to scanned comic
books from various filehosting sites. The posting of these links is illegal because it
induces others to engage in copyright infringement; actions you can be held vicariously
liable for if you do not cooperate in removing the links. Your actions constitute blatant
and egregious infringement of Marvel’s valuable trademarks, copyrights and distribution
rights. These actions directly impact Marvel’s ability and right to sell and distribute
comic books both in stores and online.

In addition to this thread, one other thread contains illegal links to download comic
books:
http://forum.kafegaul.com/showthread.php?t=161157
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The 1976 Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §101, et seq. provides Marvel, as the owner of a
copyrighted work, with clearly defined exclusive rights, including the exclusive right to
reproduce the work in copies, to distribute copies of the work to the public, and to prepare
derivative works based on the copyrighted work. The remedies for copyright
infringement include the copyright owner’s option to elect statutory damages which range
from $750 - $30,000 for each instance of non-willful infringement, but which can
escalate to $150,000 for each instance of willful copyright infringement. Attorneys’ fees
are also recoverable by a successful copyright infringement plaintiff.

Marvel demands that you immediately cease and desist from distribution of illegally
scanned Marvel comic books and maintaining any websites inducing and contributing to
such activity.

Marvel further demands that, within three (3) business days, you
1. Confirm in writing that you will delete all threads on your website to comic books
published by Marvel;
2. Confirm that your website will cease continuing posting links to downloadable Marvel
comic books;
Marvel reserves the right to take whatever remedies are available at law and in equity,
and shall do whatever best protects our interests, including reporting any intellectual
property abuse to your service provider or local authorities. Nothing in this letter shall be
construed as a waiver or relinquishment of any rights or remedies available to Marvel.

Very truly yours,
Gregory Pan
Legal Affairs
Marvel Entertainment, Inc.