COURT-DIRECTED NOTICE

REGARDING ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA

A subpoena has been issued directing___________________, your Internet Service

Provider (“ISP”) to disclose your name. The subpoena has been issued because you have been

sued in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia,

PA as a “John Doe” by the major record companies. You have been sued for infringing

copyrights on the Internet by uploading and/or downloading music. The record companies have

identified you only as a “John Doe” and have served a subpoena on your ISP to learn your

identity. This notice is intended to inform you of some of your rights and options.

YOUR NAME HAS NOT YET BEEN DISCLOSED.

YOUR NAME WILL BE DISCLOSED IN 21 DAYS IF YOU DO NOT

CHALLENGE THE SUBPOENA.

Your name has not yet been disclosed. The record companies have given the Court

enough information about your alleged infringement to obtain a subpoena to identify you, but the

Court has not decided whether you are liable for infringement. You can challenge the subpoena

in Court. You have 21 days from the date of this notice to file a motion to quash or vacate the

subpoena. If you file a motion to quash the subpoena, your identity will not be disclosed until the

motion is resolved (and the companies cannot proceed against you until you are identified). The

second page of this Notice can assist you in locating an attorney and lists other resources to help

you determine how to respond to the subpoena. If you do not file a motion to quash at the end of

the 21 day period, your ISP will send the record company plaintiffs your identification

information.

OTHER ISSUES REGARDING THE LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU

To maintain a lawsuit against you in the District Court in Philadelphia, the record

companies must establish jurisdiction over you in Pennsylvania. If you do not live or work in

Pennsylvania, or visit the state regularly, you may be able to challenge the Pennsylvania court’s

jurisdiction over you. If your challenge is successful, the case in Philadelphia will be dismissed,

but the record companies may be able to file against you in another state where there is

jurisdiction.

The record companies are willing to discuss the possible settlement of their claims

against you. The parties may be able to reach a settlement agreement without your name

appearing on the public record. You may be asked to disclose your identity to the record

companies if you seek to pursue settlement. If a settlement is reached, the case against you will

be dismissed. Defendants who seek to settle at the beginning of a case may be offered more

favorable terms by the record companies. You may contact the record companies’

representatives by phone at (206) 973-4145, by fax at (206) 242-0905 or by email at

info@settlementsupportcenter.com.

You may also wish to find your own lawyer (see resource list below) to help you evaluate

whether it is more in your interest to reach a settlement or defend against the lawsuit.

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RESOURCE LIST

The organization listed below provide guidance on how to find an attorney. If you live in

or near Pennsylvania or Philadelphia, the second and third listings below provide referrals for

local attorneys.

American Bar Association - http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/home.htm.

Pennsylvania Bar Association - www.pba.org.

Lawyer referral service - (800) 692-7375 or (717) 238-7807.

Philadelphia Bar Association - www.philabar.org

Lawyer referral service - (215) 238-6333.

The below-listed organizations appeared before the Court as “friends of the court” to

attempt to protect what they believe to be the due process and First Amendment rights of Doe

defendants. These organization are prepared to help you consider your legal options.

American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania

P. O. Box 1161

Philadelphia, PA 19105

Phone: (215) 592-1513, ext.1

Electronic Frontier Foundation

454 Shotwell Street

San Francisco, CA 94110-1914

E-mail: RIAAcases@eff.org

Public Citizen

1600 20th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20009

Phone: (202) 588-7721

E-mail: litigation@citizen.org

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