Monday, August 10, 2009

It's All Fun and Games Until The Lawyers Get Involved

Not sharing director Jon Favreau's adventuresome excitement over Internet fan interest of "Iron Man 2" are the attorneys representing the Merry Marvel Marching Society (MMMS):

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Sent Via E-Mail: Marksweetwood@aol.com

August 10, 2009

Attn: Mark Sweetwood

Re: NOTICE AND TAKE DOWN

Dear Mr. Sweetwood:

Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Marvel”) are the owners of the copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights to the Iron Man 2 movie, including its footage and characters, among other things, and such rights are protected under the law worldwide.

The Iron Man 2 movie trailer available on your website at:
(http://marksweetwood.blogspot.com/2009/08/iron-man-2-sneak-peek.html), contains video, audio, images and likenesses of the Iron Man 2 movie that are being used without Marvel’s consent and infringes upon Marvel’s copyrights and other intellectual property rights. Please remove this content from your website immediately.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter, my contact information is as follows:

Michael Sapherstein
Deputy General Counsel
Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
417 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Fax: (646) 403-3177
msapherstein@marvel.com

I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above is not authorized by Marvel, its agent or the law.

I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the above information in this notification is accurate and that I am, or am authorized to act on behalf of, the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Please act expeditiously to remove the material identified and contact me at
msapherstein@marvel.com if you have any questions. Please also provide me with the number of downloads and/or plays this movie trailer received.

Marvel reserves the right to take all available remedies available at law and in equity to protect its interests, and nothing in this letter shall be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of any rights or remedies available to it.

Sincerely,

Michael Sapherstein

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