To Whom It May Concern,

At 13:33 UT, August 11th of 2007, I was sent a notification from LJ Abuse, stating that a DCMA claim had been filed against me for post http://mcpo-john117.livejournal.com/187033.html , stating that I had violated the copyright of another.

This is a counter-notification, informing LJ staff, and the claimant in question, that I have not violated any existing US Copyright Laws, nor does the claimant in question have any right to claim ownership of a work of fanfiction. My usage of the Fanfic-writer's work was well-within the bounds of the Fair Use Doctrine, which covers not only reviews, but satirical parody as well. The entire piece was not quoted, several parts were cut - as is stated in the work of satire itself.

The work in question may be found here: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3685465/1/Assassination_Nation

However, even if I had quoted the entire piece, the Fair Use Doctrine places no legal limitation on the word count that may be quoted. So long as I have not laid claim to the piece as my own, and the author is not only credited for her original work in the header of the journal entry, but linked to as well, I am well within the bounds of the law.

Furthermore, the piece in question is a work of fanfiction. Meaning that unless the claimant is JK Rowling herself, the claimant has no right to file against me.

This individual has been trolling the LiveJournal community Deleterius, located http://community.livejournal.com/deleterius, for some time now. She and her syncophants have been rather abusive and have threatened outright violence against the userbase there, for daring to exercise our right to satire under the Fair Use Doctrine.

Here is my contact information:

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I am of legal age to represent myself, and am willing to testify in a court of law.

Yours sincerely,

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