============================================================================== From NoaLegal@noa.nintendo.com Mon Nov 5 20:16:35 2001 Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 14:48:50 -0800 From: Noa Legal To: aaron@ardiri.com Subject: Nintendo of America Inc. Notice of Intellectual Property Rights Violation Dear Aaron Ardiri: Nintendo of America Inc. (NOA) is providing this letter of notification to make you aware of material infringing NOA's exclusive intellectual property rights posted on a number of sites listed below. NOA has a good faith belief that the titles Donkie Kung, Donkie Kung Jr., Maryo Bros and the ROM bundle including Donkie Kung Jr. found on the list of sites listed below infringes Nintendo's intellectual property rights. These games are illegal copies of Nintendo's video games, protected by copyrights and trademarks. Nintendo requests that you expeditiously removes the titles mentioned from the sites mentioned herein and any other site where your name is associated with these infringing files. Donkie Kung, Donkie Kung Jr., Maryo Bros, and the ROM bundle including Donkie Kung Jr. were found at the following sites: The unauthorized copies of such game products appearing on, or made available through, such site are listed and/or identified on such Internet sites by their titles, variations thereof or depictions of associated artwork. Based on the information at its disposal on November 5, 2001, NOA believes that the statements in this notice are accurate and correctly describe the infringing nature and status of the infringing material. Should you have any questions, please contact Nintendo of America Inc. at the following address, telephone and fax numbers, and/or e-mail address: Nintendo of America Inc. Attn: Anti-Piracy Group 4820 150th Ave. NE Redmond, WA 98052 Telephone: 425-861-2187 Fax: 425-882-3585 E-mail: Noalegal@noa.nintendo.com We look forward to working with you to immediately resolve this matter. Sincerely, NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. ============================================================================== From NoaLegal@noa.nintendo.com Mon Dec 3 08:38:55 2001 Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 08:38:55 -0800 From: Noa Legal To: aaron@ardiri.com Subject: Nintendo of America Inc. Notice of Intellectual Property Rights Violation Dear Mr. Ardiri: This message is in response to your e-mail dated November 6, 2001. We appreciate your willigness to resolve the issue regarding your violation of Nintendo's intellectual property rights in the famous video games Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. and Mario Bros. The software that you make available for download, Donkie Kung, Donkie Kung Jr. and Maryo Bros. are clear violations of Nintendo's rights in the characters and audio visual works protected by U.S. and international copyrights and trademarks, regardless of how these software were created. In an effort to quickly resolve this matter, please remove such software from all internet sites immediately. As a reminder, here is a partial list of sites where we found these software offered for download: Please seek further clarification from legal counsel on what constitutes violations of intellectual property rights. Sincerely, Nintendo of America Inc Anti-Piracy Group 4820 150th Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052 NoaLegal@noa.nintendo.com Fax: 425-882-3585 ==============================================================================