To Whom It May Concern, I am writing today in support of Matthew Chan.

In 2009 when I was faced with a copyright "demand" letter from Getty Images, I discovered his site, ExtortionLetterInfo.com (ELI). It's a community and support group for people that have been hit with copyright claims that are disproportionate to the damages. With his help and the help of others on the site, I was able to formulate a response that got the legal representatives for Getty Images to leave me alone. Over the last several years I have come to know him and consider him a friend. I have also continued to participate in the ELI community. ExtortionLetterInfo.com is a clearinghouse of useful and constructive information about the practice of copyright trolling and how one might defend against an extortionate claim. That is why people involved in copyright trolling go out of their way to nd ways to shut the site down. I'm not going to spend too much time in this letter pointing out the ridiculous claims of stalking. I trust the court will see through this. What I would hope the court would do is nd a way to penalize Ms Ellis for wasting both Matthew Chan's and the court's time. I do not know Linda Ellis. However, over the course of the last few years her practice of seeking outrageous fees for infringing on her sing-song poem, The Dash, have become quite well known. Hundreds of people internationally have been hit with letters demanding thousands of dollars. Here are some actions that I understand have been taken by Linda Ellis or her agents: The extortionate nature of her business was originally exposed by a member of Matthew's site, April Brown. Linda issued a bogus DMCA complaint and had Ms Brown's entire YouTube account taken down. I'm told Linda Ellis complained about April Brown to her husband's employer. Linda Ellis issued a DMCA takedown notice to Matthew's Scribd account regarding a document shared for commentary. When Matthew disputed this claim, Ms Ellis did not counter.

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 Linda Ellis complained to Matthew's previous ISP about the same issue she presents to the court. His ISP did not want to get involved and this led to Matthew having to migrate the site to a new host. She now is attempting to pursued the court that Matthew Chan is "stalking" her when they have never met and Matthew has never threatened her. It is my opinion that Linda Ellis is trying to use the court to attempt to stie free speech. I hope that Matthew will request reimbursement for his time, expenses, and fees for defending against this frivolous action. I hope the court will see t to grant that. The only way to curtail people from tying up the judicial system is to send a clear message that such frivolity has a cost. Thank you,

Jerry Witt Motion City Films 1424 4th Street #604 Santa Monica, CA 90401

Motion City

1424 4th Street, #604, Santa Monica, CA 90401

T 310.434.1272

witt@motioncity.com

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