DMCA notices from Vobile and others

["Bole, Jim A" <jbole () ALBANY EDU>]

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 <p2p () paramount copyright-notice com<mailto: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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