Wow, so this is for real? It reads like something you might see in the Onion.
On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Chuck McCown via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI only. We got hit with a bunch of this stuff. > > *From:* Rory Conaway via Af <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, October 30, 2014 11:40 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rightscorp Subpoenas, Important Information > > > Are they taking donations for the legal fight or are you just keeping us > informed? > > > > Rory > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via > Af > *Sent:* Thursday, October 30, 2014 10:34 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Rightscorp Subpoenas, Important Information > > > > *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] >
