So far I’ve received 2 DMCA letters because I’m “illegally” using some football logos on my site (but who doesn’t). First letter was from The Premier League:

We write on behalf of The Premier League, in respect of certain intellectual property rights including football Club Crests and the Premier League logo.

We have noticed that your website, http://www.football-wallpapers.com is displaying The Premier League’s clubs’ crests and Premier League Logo.

We wish to make you aware that we have a good faith belief that your present use is an infringement of the The Premier League’s legal rights and that all such unauthorised use must cease immediately.

Please confirm by return your agreement to this and give your undertaking to cease all such infringements on any and all of your web sites. Pending your response the Premier League’s rights are fully reserved.

I hereby state The Premier League are the owners of the exclusive rights to the copyrighted material and that NetResult are authorised to act on their behalf.

On behalf of the owners of the exclusive right to the copyrighted material at issue in this notice, I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

I, Tim Cooper, as a representative of NetResult hereby digitally sign this e-mail message under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America with the additional statement under penalty of perjury that the information in the notice is accurate.

We thank you for your cooperation.

Yours sincerely,
Tim Cooper
NetResult
A Division of Projector NetResult Ltd
Mulberry House
583 Fulham Road
London
UK SW6 5UA

Tel: 44 (0)20 7471 1735



Second letter was from FC Bayern München:


…and a few more pages (I was too lazy to scan them hehe ).



And third letter is (agian) from The Premier League:

Dear Sirs,

In follow up to the email I sent on the 19th September 2008 below, your website http://www.football-wallpapers.com/?s=Pr emier+League is still displaying club crests for FA Premier League. Please remove the club crests from your site.

[Formal Declaration

1. I hereby state Football DataCo are the owners of the exclusive rights to the copyrighted material and that NetResult are authorised to act on their behalf.

2. On behalf of the owners of the exclusive right to the copyrighted material at issue in this notice, I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

I, Jack Newton, as a representative of NetResult hereby digitally sign this e-mail message under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America with the additional statement under penalty of perjury that the information in the notice is accurate.
]

Thank you for your cooperation.

Yours sincerely,

Jack Newton

NetResult
A Division of Projector NetResult Ltd
Mulberry House,
583 Fulham Road,
London
UK
SW6 5UA





Of course I removed all wallpapers (userbars, avatars…) with Premier League clubs logos and Bayern logos, and in the future I won’t upload such wallpapers, so please don’t ask me via email to make these wallpapers because I can’t.

Webmaster of football-wallpapers.com