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From: <named redacted>
Date: Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 3:48 PM
Subject: RE: COPYRIGHT ISSUE: Publication of OzTAM Data in the Public Domain
To: Wikimedia Legal

To the Wikimedia Foundation

COPYRIGHT CLAIM – FORMAL DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICE

OzTAM is the copyright owner of the ratings information being infringed at:

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_television_ratings
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_ratings_for_2001
  3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_ratings_for_2002
  4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_ratings_for_2003
  5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_ratings_for_2004
  6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_ratings_for_2005
  7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_ratings_for_2006
  8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_ratings_for_2007
  9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_ratings_for_2008
  10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_ratings_for_2009
  11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_ratings_for_2010
  12. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_ratings_for_2011
  13. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_television_ratings_for_2012


All tabled data is being infringed, including Australian Television Ratings (2000s (decade)), Weekly Ratings, Most-watched Broadcasts, Network Shares, Primary Shares, Digital Shares, Demographics, Highest Rating Broadcasts & Weekly News.

This letter is official notification under the provisions of Section 512(c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) to effect removal of the above-reported infringements. I request that you immediately issue a cancellation message as specified in RFC 1036 for the specified postings and prevent the infringer from posting the infringing data to your servers in the future. Please be advised that law requires you, as a service provider, to “expeditiously remove or disable access to” the infringing data upon receiving this notice. Noncompliance may result in a loss of immunity for liability under the DMCA.

I have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of here is not authorised by OzTAM, the copyright holder, or the law. The information provided here is accurate to the best of my knowledge. I swear under penalty of perjury that OzTAM is the copyright holder.

Please send me at the address noted below a prompt response indicating the actions you have taken to resolve this matter.

Yours sincerely

<name redacted>

<name redacted>
Chief Executive Officer
OzTAM Pty Ltd