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http://www.desktopnexus.com/blog/2009/05/dmca-trademark-claim/#more-49
February 20, 2010 - this is page two of the article. Redundant material was been deleted.

Desktop Nexus Blog

DMCA Trademark Claim? page two

by Harry on May 07, 2009, under Site Updates

Here is the email conversation I had with Continental Enterprises:
The first PDF letter I received from them over email (April 13th, 2009):

First Correspondence (Page 1/2)

First Correspondence (Page 2/2)
And I replied with this simple message (April 13th, 2009):

Continental Enterprises,
We follow the law strictly and do not want to infringe on any copyrights or trademarks. We operate our website in accordance with the DMCA- if you are planning on filing a DMCA Takedown Notice with us, I’ll require you to submit all the proper information required by law under DMCA. Dealing with any form of copyright claim, we want to ensure every action taken is both legal and documented. If you are not filing a DMCA Takedown Notice, what actions are you requesting, and how might I accommodate?
Best regards,
–
Harry R. Maugans III
(404) 213-8616
Maugans Corp.
www.desktopnexus.com
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Then weeks later I received this “Second Correspondence” (April 30th, 2009):

And today (finally) their response to my original question:

Mr. Maugans,
Thank you for your email. In response to your question, we would like you to understand we are asserting a trademark claim, not a copyright claim. Therefore, we cannot allow you to use the Hansen/Monster Energy trademarks.

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