Imagine my surprise when I got a DMCA take down notice for a buddy of mine who’s site I host with a response requested once the file was removed. This wasn’t how I wanted to spend time on my Monday, but I made the most of it. Here’s the letter they sent me:

To Whom It May Concern:

I am Associate General Counsel of United Airlines (“United”). We are contacting you because a customer of yours, namely the proprietor of www.neffwaffe.com, is posting numerous copyrighted photographs of current and former United employees (the “Works”) at ……

These Works are United employee identification photographs in which United owns the copyright. The publication of these Works on the www.neffwaffe.com site is not authorized by United, its agent, or the law. The information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, we are authorized to act on United’s behalf.

We request that Linode expeditiously take down the infringing duplications of the Works from www.neffwaffe.com.

Please contact me when the Works have been taken down, or if you have any questions regarding this matter.

Thank you very much for your prompt attention to this matter.

Well. After I removed the document I crafted my response.