My First Cease & Desist*
Posted June 5, 2006 08:35 AM
I haven't received it yet, but it's already drafted and waiting in a special postal bin at corporate headquarters to be mailed.** It's dated June 5, 2014 and reads as follows:
Dear Mr. Heller,It has come to our attention that your son is gifted in the visual arts. It also appears, that according to your Time Warner and Comcast Cable records for the period 2002 to 2006, that he watched approximately 250 hours of Disney licensed content.
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that any "original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression" created by your son will be considered an infringement of our copyrights, which do not expire until 3008**, since any work would have been clearly inspired by our content.
Therefore, we request that you complete the attached Work Made for Hire/Assignment Agreement to avoid any eventual protracted litigation in the future and return it to us at your earliest convenience. In consideration, we would like to offer you the opportunity to purchase one DVD from our catalogue at cost.
Sincerely,
* My First Cease & Desist is a soon to be registered trademark; all rights reserved.
** As per the recently enacted Millennial Minus One Copyright Amendment.
Disclaimer: This is merely a pre-cautionary tale.