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'Cease and Desist!':
a guide to assessing & responding to cease and desist letters

Sample Response Letters

We have included several sample response letters to cover some common situations. We stress that these should be considered samples or models only.

A response letter ideally needs to have just a few simple elements:

1. denial of significant claims and an affirmative statement of your own rights
2. any offers to compromise or address problems

We are gathering and developing various samples and form response letters which may be used as models or illustrations of how other response letters have been constructed.

• Sample response letter for parody (responding only to copyright claims)

It may be helpful to review other response letters that other people have submitted, or view other resources.

• Response from Online Policy Group to Diebold, arguing fair use for placing a company's memos online