Hi Duffy,

James,

With regards to the page URL listed below:

http://einstein.ssz.com/ravage/hacker.html

The owner of the site of one the links listed has asked to have their URL removed from this page. Since the source of the page was "The Hackers Catalog", they contacted us. We removed their link promptly, however, a web search showed your URL still remaining on the page. They have asked us to remove all links back to them, so I am asking you to remove the link to the "Guru's Lair" as soon as possible. It's the first one on the top of the page.

Thanks for helping...

duffy telecode@primenet.com

Please do not send further email to 'jchoate@tivoli.com' as this has nothing to do with my business or the issue under discussion. ALL correspondance should occur through 'ravage@ssz.com' or phone at 512-451-7087 (8pm - 10pm CST only). Should I receive further email at Tivoli - IBM's site I will inform them of the breach on your part. First, let's set the record straight. I was NEVER asked to do anything. It was DEMANDED that I take the link down. When I explained that I would not do that I received an email accussing me of criminal libel. Not what I would call a request by any definition of that word. I don't like being threatened and it makes me less than cooperative when it happens. Furthermore, why should I take it down? Does the owner plan on dropping the site and therefore it is a dead link? Certainly I will take it down because it reflects badly on me having dead links. As to where the html that I currently possess came from originaly, I don't have a clue. I received it as a piece of email from somebody quite a while ago (memory says over a year). If it really did come from The Hackers Catalog and they are claiming copyright on it, I have no problem removing their html, I would replace it with the same links using my own text and html thereby removing the infringment. Is that what you are requesting? The next question that needs asked is whether there is any copyrighted material other than The Hackers Catalog claim. The link does not use any text or graphics from the target site. It furthermore does not even explicity identify the link. So it is clear that there is no copyrighted material from Don or his site residing on my server. So, the remaining question is does Don have the legal right to limit who may link to it. I do not believe that Don has any more right to decide who can link or furthermore visit his sight than my own. This in effect means none. I believe the only reasonable responce that I can have to this 'request' is to decline on any other issue other than removing the The Hackers Catalog and replacing it with my own file. So, are you representing The Hackers Catalog and requesting the removal of their fragment of html? If so then I have no problem replacing the file as soon as I receive a written notice from a legal representative detailing the complaint and the time period I have to correct the situation. If you are instead representing Don and requesting that I remove that specific link because of his disatisfaction with its location then I must refuse. I furthermore would request, as I have of Don, to forward me the name and number of the appropriate lawyer so that my legal council may contact them and begin proceedings. Have a nice day. Jim Choate The Armadillo Group ravage@ssz.com 512-451-7087