[HPforGrownups] ADMIN: HPforGrownups to shut down

[- Joy -]

No: HPFGUIDX 15699

Here's hoping that this is an April Fool's Day prank...

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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Walton" <john at walton.to>
To: <Hpforgrownups at yahoogroups.com>; <hpfgu-announcements at yahoogroups.com>;
<hpfgu-otchatter at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 12:00 AM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] ADMIN: HPforGrownups to shut down


> Dear Listmembers,
>
> I've got some unfortunate news to impart, but please bear with me. As
Penny,
> the list Founder, is currently unable to get to her computer (pre-natal
> breathing classes, I think), she has asked me to convey this information
to
> the group.
>
> Yahoo, host of the YahooGroups service, has been served with a
> cease-and-desist order from AOL-TimeWarner (parent company of Warner
Bros.,
> who own the movie rights to SS/PS and CoS) for HPforGrownups and several
> other Harry Potter groups, including HP_Fanfiction, ParadigmOfUncertainty,
> HP_Paradise, SnapeFans and HPslash, on the basis that they infringe
Warner's
> copyright for the HP mark. Yahoo have agreed to go along with this and
have
> served the Moderators with a 24-hour closedown period. As of 12 midnight
> Eastern Time tomorrow, the HPforGrownups community, as well as all its
> HPFGU-based lists, will cease functioning. I enclose an email from Yahoo
> services informing us of the action, with the sender obscured.
>
> The Moderators deeply regret this, but we are left with few options. If
you
> have any suggestions at all, we'd be very grateful if you'd send them to
our
> address at HPforGrownups-Owner at yahoogroups.com (which will only be working
> for a day). After tomorrow, please use my email (john at walton.to) as a
> contact.
>
> Please be patient during this very trying time for us all. Again,
> HPforGrownups will be discontinued as of midnight on April 1st, 2001.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> --John, for the HPforGrownups Moderator Team
>
> > From: Sheena G. ([deleted]@yahoo-inc.com)
> > To: HPforGrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com
> > Cc: [deleted]
> > Subject: Deletion of your group
> >
> > Dear HPforGrownups Moderator,
> >
> > we at Yahoo! have been notified by AOL-TimeWarner that your
HPforGrownups
> > group contains several violations of their copyright on "Harry Potter",
and
> > has been served a Cease-And-Desist letter by AOL-TimeWarner. Yahoo! is
bound
> > by law in the State of California, which requires us to remove all such
> > content within 48 hours. we therefore inform you that your group will be
> > deleted at 9PM tomorrow.
> >
> > thank you for using YahooGroups!
> >
> > Sheena G.
> > Technical Executive
> > Yahoo!, Inc.
>
>
>       Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
>
>
>
> _______ADMIN________ADMIN_______ADMIN__________
>
> From Monday 12th March, all OT (Off-Topic) messages must be posted to the
HPFGU-OTChatter YahooGroup, to make it easier for everyone to sort through
the messages they want to read and those they don't.
>
> Therefore...if you want to be able to post and read OT messages, point
your cyberbroomstick at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter to
join now! For more details, contact the Moderator Team at
hpforgrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com.
>
> (To unsubscribe, send a blank email to
hpforgrownups-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com)
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
>
>