Date: Wed, 28 Dec 1994 20:51:51 -0800 (PST)
From: helana Kobrin <hkk@netcom.netcom.com
Subject: Re: YOUR POSTINGS ON INTERNET
To: dennis.l.erlich@support.com


     Dear Mr. Erlich.

          We  have  been  informed  that  you  have  resumed  your
     unauthorized   posting   of   copyrighted   and  confidential
     materials on the Internet.  Specifically, we understand  that
     you  posted three such works on Monday, December 26, and four
     additional works on Tuesday.

          In view of your cessation of such postings over the past
     few  weeks,  our  clients  had  assumed  that it would not be
     necessary  to  initiate  legal  action  against  you.    Your
     resumption  of  such postings at this time leaves our clients
     no choice but to take all necessary and  appropriate  actions
     to  terminate  your infringements and recover damages against
     you.
           
          Our  previous  correspondence with you (August 22, 1994,
     and September 7, 1994) informed you  that  your  unauthorized
     copying  and  postings  of our clients' copyrighted materials
     constituted violations of the U.S.  Copyright Laws,  17  U.S.
     Code  sections  501 {et seq.}, and rejected your arguments of
     ownership of  copyrights  and  of  constitutional  rights  to
     infringe.   There  are  no  such rights for such unauthorized
     copying and publication (through posting) and you  face  full
     liability   for   infringement   under   the  Copyright  Act.
     Section 504 provides for damages  up  to  $100,000  per  work
     copied  if  infringement is willful, and section 505 provides
     for an award of attorney fees to a  successful  plaintiff  in
     a  copyright  action.   In addition to copyright infringement
     and completely  separate  from  it,  our  clients  also  have
     trade   secrets   rights  under  the  law  of  the  State  of
     California for  misappropriation  of  trade  secrets  in  the
     advanced  technology  through  unauthorized disclosure.  This
     is covered by California Civil Code sections  3426  to  3426.
     10.   which  also  provides  for a punitive damages award for
     willful and malicious misappropriation. 

          These actions will be  taken  against  you  and  all  of
     those  who  have participated with you or contributed to your
     infringements.  This includes those who provide  the  systems
     and services through which your postings are made. 

          It   will  be  in  your  best  interest  to  remove  any
     unauthorized postings and refrain from any  further  postings
     of  our  clients'  materials  or we will have no other option
     but  to  go  forward  with  litigation  against  you.   Since
     statutory  damages  for willful copyright infringement can be
     as high as $100,000 for each that is infringed, we  warn  you
     strongly against any further infringements. 


                                          Yours sincerely, 


                                          Thomas M. Small