Could business associates with past ties to Jr. Pinchers be trying to profit off of Jr. P's new found popularity? SloppiShizzle Record received an email from a diligent fan who was trolling Google for info on Jr. Pinchers new project, starting with his new single "Back Broke", when she came across a website making claims to be "The Official Jr. Pinchers" website.. She emailed the link of the website to SloppiShizzle Records main office.
After checking out the website the Law team took action and sent a "Cease and Desist" letter to the web hosting company demanding that the website be taken down for multiple violations of Title 17 of the United States Code sections 106-122. Here is an excerpt from the “cease and desist” order;
“It has come to our attention that person (s) who is associated with (Business name omitted) and (owners name omitted owner of business name omitted) have set up a website that is in direct violation of our Copyrights. Under Title 17 of the United States Code sections 106-122. We are respectfully asking that you remove the website or have the owner correct the website to reflect the material of (business name omitted) and not to associate any of their material to SloppiShizzle Records or Jr. Pinchers. We feel the website was created in an attempt to maliciously defraud consumers who are searching for current content and info on Jr. Pinchers as it relates to his current project, his first single off of his second album “Back Broke.” We also feel the website is attempting to associate itself with the SloppiShizzle Record label, image, and reputation, and there is no formal agreement in place that warrants the creation of this website.”
Here is a list of the violations on the “fake” Jr. Pinchers website:
• Illegal use of SloppiShizzle Records/Jr. P copyrighted images.
• Misinformation of incorrect info under the upcoming shows section of the website
• Unauthorized use of promotional videos
• Unauthorized use of copyrighted logo’s for Jr. Pinchers and SloppiShizzle Records
• Unauthorized biographical info used
• Incorrect contact info (contact info used on the fake website direct potential business away from Jr. Pinchers)
The web hosting company had this to say;
“(web hosting company name omitted) respects the intellectual property of others and we ask our users to do the same. (web hosting company name omitted) may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, terminate the accounts of users who infringe the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been infringed and you want us to take down or disable the infringement, you must provide us with all the information requested on the following Notification of Infringement document. The information requested is intended to substantially conform to the requirements set forth in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Section 512 (c) (3) (A).”
To find the most current and "Official" info on Jr. Pinchers and SloppiShizzle Records. You can visit the "Real" Jr. Pinchers website at
www.JrPinchers.com
There you can find the real Jr. Pinchers Myspace page and the Myspace page for SloppiShizzle Records. If you are trolling the website and you find a website that claims to be the "official" website for Jr. Pinchers or SloppiShizzle Records or Twinz Beatz. You can email the links to Info@SloppiShizzleRecords.com and the legal team will take it from there.
As of 7:10 pm est. on Aug. 6 the offending website has not been taken down. Keep posted to see what happens.
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