This notice was sent to email subscribers at MyOwnEmail.com that use the “defrauding and misleading” metallicafan.com domain for email. This is pretty fucked up. I don’t think that they have to worry about those people wanting to use that domain again. I would imagine the next logical step to be to shut down all the Metallica fan pages that use their logos and trademarks without paying a royalty.
Dear Subscriber,
We deeply regret informing you that due to legal action filed by Lars
Ulrich and Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips Law Firm, we have been ordered to immediately cease and desist using the metallicafan.com domain as part of our service.
We know that most of you have been loyal users of our service for many years and it is very disheartening that we have to abide by these orders. We strongly suggest that you make print outs or forward your email from this account to another account as soon as possible. You should also notify your contacts that this address will soon be discontinued. We estimate that your account will be non-functional by January 14th, 2000.
We realize the problems and inconveniences that will be caused by
having to forfeit your email address, and we really wish there was something more we could have done about it.
We hope you will sign up for another address on our service as we do value your membership.
Again, please accept our apologies for this problem which is beyond our control. It was never our intention to defraud or mislead Metallica or their fans. We used to be fans ourselves (until the ‘Black’ CD was
released).
Anyway, we really do appreciate your use of the service, and are very
sorry for this.
Thanks,
-MOE Staff