Okay, this might seem funny (I laughed alot haha), but apparently Chuck Norris has visited my website, saw 2 games with him in them as the main character, anyways I did not make them, I am merely hosting them. So anyways his lawyer said to either take them down or they would go further in the legal process, so obviously I am going to take them down, no problem there I have over a thousand more and it's not my best. The question I have is what do you guys think? It was posted through a contact form on my site and I have the IP address and looked and it was in Washington. Either way it is funny if it is true that Chuck Norris went to my site. Message: Screenshot: I had also gotten an email from Disney about letting them use some of my games on a Hanna Montana website and I called he guy and it seemed legitimate and we were going to talk after a month to see how the site was going and then to implement the database connections, but they didn't call back, but it seemed legitimate.
While Im not lawyer, Ive never seen "the famous actor" in a legal document. Was it sent through your sites message box? I would think a "real" legal document would be sent certified mail or at least the email on the whois record.
I've gotten cease & desists by email before. not that strange. may want to make sure the address is accurate though; it's easy to spoof the from address in emails.
It looks like it wasnt even from an email, but rather from the website message box. I find that strange.
Yes, I have a contact form on my site and I have an admin panel to manage my contact messages and that was one of them I received a few hours ago.
Odd. Maybe give them a call? Im not sure what to do here, I would have thought they'd send the letter through certified mail or a real email address, but again, Im no layer. Good luck.
You're pissing off Chuck Norris? Oh my god! You don't want to mess with the man. You know... Guns don't kill people. Chuck Norris kills People. Better take that down now.
I can assure you that this was not written by his lawyers. First of all, he must have good lawyers, all (good) actors do. Secondly that letter has not been written by lawyer, i can promise you that (my father was one). Thirdly they would send formal email to the whois address. This is simply not true and someone is pulling your leg.
So I guess you can assure the OP won't lose anything should s/he willfully and intentionally ignore the email and it turns out to be true? I realize you're also trying to help. But I'm sorry to say that's not realistic. Perhaps you didn't know that some US law firms do send their letters via email or even with a pdf. One attorney I know who specializes in domain disputes does this. ArcticPro, I'd say the email is legitimate. Where you said the IP address comes from matches that of the state mentioned at the bottom of that email, if you didn't notice those. You can always call them if you want to verify.
If they're serious they will send out a registered letter. They have no way of knowing if an electronic message is received or not. OP, Just call them up and ask to speak to the lawyer involved to verify that this is on the up and up.
I understand your cautiousness, but the letter wasnt even sent by email. It was sent by a contact form on the site.
I am no lawyer either, however, I used to own a domain called "g o o g l e b a y . c o m". When G decided they wanted it back, they sent a registered letter, which ensured I (or at least someone acting on my behalf) had received the letter, which is necessary for them to use such an act in court. I am not saying the email/message post you got is not legit, but I would do a little more research before making your final decision.
assuming any legal notices you recieve via email and not a postal address is bunk is not a wise decision. you may certainly be right in some cases, but it's better to be safe than sorry (and I've recieved plenty of legit ones via email).
I think the more important question to ask is why would someone go through all this trouble just to get you to remove two chuck norris games if they weren't legit? A fierce competitor trying to corner the market on chuck norris games? Very doubtful I'd just delete the games and send them an email stating that they are removed. They ask for written confirmation.. they sent you an email, so an email back should suffice. Also, I wouldn't tell them how much you've made in revenue...
Why do some people spend hours trying to find cracks, serials, etc. and risk infecting their computers with god only knows what... all for a $10 or $15 app or game? No one knows, nor does it make sense, but it does happen...
I have gotten cease and desist emails before and none of them were this strange. All the cease and desist emails I have received before came to my email address on WHOIS record. I don't think any lawyer would send you a message through your website. Don't take the risk, remove the flash games. You don't want to get in a big legal mess just because of 2 flash games. Good luck
Because of the fact that he did not give any permision to use 'his' image in any ways such as: games, images, videos etc... you HAVE to take those games down. That my opnion - peace