Dear Sir or Madam,

You have plagiarized a work that I own the copyright of. The name of the article derived from the plagiarism is “Are these mystery radio bursts messages from ALIENS? Freak frequency from outside the Milky Way baffles astronomers”. It appears on a site operated by you at [link]. I have reserved all rights to my original work, which was first published on [link] on 14 May 2014. The piece that appears on your website derives the bulk of its content and structure from my original work and research.

Your use of my work, which appears at the link above, is unauthorized. You neither asked for nor received permission to copy/adapt the piece nor to make or distribute copies of them in the manner you have. Furthermore, you have taken credit for my work and caused confusion as to whom the original author of the work is. Therefore, I believe you have wilfully infringed my rights under 17 USC §101, et seq. and could be liable for statutory damages as high as $100,000. Further, such copyright infringement is a direct violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and International Copyright Law.

I demand that you immediately cease the use and distribution of the work and all copies of it, that you remove any further works you may have stolen and that you desist from this or any other infringement of my rights in the future. Furthermore, I demand that you post an apology on the site clarifying who the author of the original work is and that you inform others that might have been misled by your misuse of the works’ origins.

If you prefer to maintain the piece on your website – with the attribution clearly stated and a link to the original piece – I will accept a payment at the level of £400 for the reuse of my material.

If I have not received proof of compliance from you within 72 hours, I shall consider taking the full legal remedies available to rectify this situation including contacting my lawyer and/or your site’s administrators.

Sincerely,



Katherine J. Mack