Hi. I'm not a JW or an ex-JW (just dating one, joannadandy). And I'm NOT A LAWYER. But I am a law student specializing in copyright law. This isn't legal advice, and I think you should talk to a lawyer about your situation if the threats go any further. How sure are you that it's the letters they're upset about? Because those books you posted are still protected under copyright law. The first one I saw was copyright 1942, and will be protected until 2037. I have a feeling these are what WTS is getting upset about -- especially since publishing correspondence one receives is not a common subject of infringement suits. You say the books are in the public domain. What makes you think this? They carry copyright notices (which is not now required but was required until 1976).
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NEED HELP! WTS accusing Dirtclod.com of copyright infringement
by Jourles ini just got this email this evening from the cto of my hosting provider: i am writing you in regards to your site www.dirtclod.com.
we have been forwarded a copy of a complaint that was sent to our upstream provider regarding your site and the content which is posted on your site.
it would seem that you are posting copyrighted sections and images which are legal property of watchtower bible and tract society of new york inc. please remove these offending letters and images which are being claimed are used without permission, or provide us a statement which allows you to publish/reproduce this content on your website.
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