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VIAFACSMILE & EXPRESSMAIL Ms. Maggic Gallaghet,President NaiionalOrganizationfor Mzuriage 20 NassauStreet,S te 242 Princeton,NJ 08542 Re: Miss UniverseL'P', LLLP Our File: 1077/U'S' Enforcement
DearMs. Gallagher: our client,Miss universeL.P., LLLP ('lv.flJo"), is the owler of all intelleotual with its world-famousbeautypageants(the"Pagcalts'), including propertyassociated matks,suchasMISS USA@,MISS TEEN USA@,MISS variousfrad"- and serr,'ice UNIVERSE@,woman with star.sLogo@,androlatedmatks. It hasusedthesemarks with its Pageants.MUO is alsothe soleownerof all for five decadesir.Icorurection includingall MISS USA, MISS UNI\ERSE and with thePageants, copynghtsassooiated ("Coplrighted Works"), which aresubjectto MiSS iSBI'{ USA Pagcantbroadcasis statutofy coPyrightProtoctior' It has ooureio ouxattenfionthat you have,without autborizationfrom MUO' copiedportionsofits copyriglrtedbroadcastofure 2009MISS USA Pageant ("'UnautlronzedCopy"), alrd areusing the UrrauthorizedCopy in an advertisement intitled "No Offonse,"which seeksto gain donationsfor your orga*izaiion(the '). We uuderstandthat you arebroadcastingthe Advedisementon "Advefisemenf the Advertiscmenton the itrtemet, television,andaredisplayingandbroadcasting se'org'aswell ason the at www.natjonformattia your looated lvebsite includingon websits$Facebook,Twitter, arrdYouTubc
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MUO takesno posltionregardingyour organizationandits Politicalviews' to this mauthorizeduseof its CopyrightedWorks' As you MUO obJects Nevcrtheiess, areno doubt aware,a dnding of copyright in'Fingemod can resuit in exteusivepenalties recoveryof your otganization'sprofits,MUO',s ,rrcludingl.]onetaxystatTtoryclamages, aci*al loises,puniiive damagesandrecoveryof our ciisnt's attomeys'feesand court costs, Weherebydemandthatyouimmediatety(i)oeaseanddesistfTomalluseofthe CopyrightedWoiks; (ii) ceasea:rddesistfrom allbroa'Icastanddisplayofthe advlrtLenreot and (iii) agreeto refrain liom any trtnre unauthorizeduse ofthe Copl,righted Works. You slaouldalso inlbrm all othcrswho areparticipating ifl the btouioist of the Advertiscmentof the matterssetforth herein. They shouldbe put on notioothat they risk liability as contributoryi[fnrrgersifthey continueto use orjoin with you ir-tsuchuse. If you fail to complywith thescdemands,wo will iustnrctour clientto considerali actionsit deemsnccessaryto fdlly proteotits rights. The demandsmadehereinshali not waive or prejutlice a y rights or re'redies which our client may hav. in rospectoJtlre subjectfiafie; h;reof, all of whioh rights andremedissarc hereby Explesslyresewed'
AndreaL, Calvaruso
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Miss UnivcrseL.P., LLLP (via email)
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