Dear Staff,

This is Lance Heiskell at FUNimation Entertainent. We can confirm that FUNimation Entertainment has obtained has obtained an agreement authorizing FUNimation to act on behalf of d-rights to prevent infringement on specific titles.

The authorization agreement for d-rights is for 5 series in total:
Monochrome Factor
Nabari no Ou
Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn
Bamboo Blade
El Cazador de la Bruja

Though these series have not been licensed to a local distributor in North America, it is important to note that the rights owned by Japanese producers are still applicable, and enforceable, worldwide.

Here is the DMCA notification for Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn and Nabari no Ou.


August 17, 2008

Yuurisan-Subs

RE: Copyright Infringement

In compliance with relevant federal copyright law, I submit the following:

I hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that the following information is accurate to the best of my knowledge
and belief.

I am an employee of FUNimation Entertainment. I am authorized to act on behalf FUNimation Entertainment
(“FUNimation”) with respect to the matters discussed herein.

d-rights Inc. (“d-rights”) has authorized FUNimation to take enforcement actions on behalf of d‑rights for the
purpose of stopping copyright infringement. d‑rights owns and controls various exclusive copyrights and trademarks
related to the animated motion pictures known as Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, Nabari no Ō collectively referred to as the
“Properties”. Among the exclusive rights of d‑rights in the Properties are the rights for production and
distribution of home videos, DVDs, and other home video formats and devices.

Our investigations reveal that the above referenced site is being used for the unauthorized copying and distribution
(downloading, uploading, file serving/swapping, streaming, stream embedding, torrent seeding, torrent tracking,
torrent linking, other linking, link aggregating or any similar activities) of digital files embodying the
Properties. The use of the Properties in this manner is NOT authorized by d‑rights and is a violation of d‑rights’
intellectual property rights, including its rights under the Copyright Act. Infringing materials can be accessed
via the torrents posted at the following URLs:

Katekyo Hitman Reborn!

Nabari no Ō


FUNimation Entertainment hereby demands that you expeditiously disable all access to said infringing materials.

Sincerely,
Lance Heiskell
FUNimation Entertainment