Is this our personal variation of patent trolls? On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 12:33 PM, Chuck McCown via Af <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: [email protected] > Sent: 10/30/2014 7:31 AM > Subject: Rightscorp Subpoenas, Important Information > > *THIS MESSAGE PERTAINS TO SUBPOENAS THAT WERE ISSUED TO YOUR COMPANY BY > RIGHTSCORP, INC.* > *PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO YOUR ATTORNEY, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, OR HEAD OF > BUSINESS.* > > Good Day: > > You are receiving this message because subpoenas were issued by > Rightscorp, Inc. (“Rightscorp”) to your company in 2014. Among other things > the subpoenas your company received were seeking personal identifying > information of your subscribers including names, addresses, telephone > numbers, and email address. Your company has been specifically targeted by > Rightscorp because you are a small regional ISP. This year alone, > Rightscorp has filed approximately 100 miscellaneous actions trying to > force small regional ISPs to disclose personal subscriber information for > the purposes of obtaining cash settlements from the aforementioned > subscribers. Rightscorp strategy is to target small businesses like your in > hopes that you will not be aware of the proper legal procedures, involve an > attorney, or file a motion to quash the subpoena. > > The actions of Rightscorp, including its attorneys and owners is in > blatant violation of the rules of civil procedure. This year two ISPs, > Birch Communications Inc. f/k/a CBeyond Communications LLC and one by > Grande Communications Networks LLC, have filed motions to quash the > subpoenas, including motions for attorney’s fees and sanctions against > Rightscorp. > > As a small ISP with limited resources its important for you to know that > Rightscorp is specifically targeting you, not big players such as Comcast, > Verizon, AT&T, WOW, and TWC, and that any time Rightscorp has been > challenged they have have retracted the subpoenas immediately. > > Attached to the message you will find two documents filed in Federal Court > in response to Rightscorp. One by Birch Communications Inc. f/k/a CBeyond > Communications LLC and one by Grande Communications Networks LLC. These > documents can be used as templates and reference points by your attorney in > crafting a response or you can contact the attorneys representing Birch > Communications Inc. f/k/a CBeyond Communications LLC and Grande > Communications Networks LLC directly with the contact details provided > herein. > > Its important for small ISPs to stick together and share information > related to these improper Rightscorp cases. > > > Attorney D. Lee Clayton > Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP > 1355 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 300 > Atlanta, GA 30309 > Phone: 404-888-6168 > Fax: 404-888-6199 > [email protected] > > > Attorney Charles M. Salmon > Locke Lord LLP > 600 Congress, Suite 2200 > Austin, Texas 78701 > Phone: 512-305-4722 > Fax: 512-391-4719 > [email protected] > -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
