Just got this - Attention: vBSEO Investigation of Piracy/EULA Violation

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september

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Has anyone ever received one of these? What happened?
Should I worry?

This is an official notice that your forum has been flagged by our Anti-Piracy Team using our SRA.Probe system. Case # #### has been assigned to you and will be referenced in all further communications.

Based on the evidence we have collected and verified to date, your forum is "suspected" for possible piracy (i.e. unlicensed installation) and/or a violation of the vBSEO EULA (End User License Agreement):
vBSEOâ„¢ - End User License Agreement (EULA)

There are 3 main types of violations that occur:

#1 Installing an unlicensed copy of vBSEO.
#2 Installing a new version of vBSEO after your license has expired.
#3 Removing the vBSEO copyright notice without authorization.

If you feel that you have not violated the vBSEO license agreement (EULA) and you are NOT using a pirated version of our software, please respond immediately to this email so that we can collect your information and close the case promptly without further incident.

If you ARE using an UNLICENSED copy of vBSEO, or violating our EULA in any way, we need to correct these violations immediately. Please respond so that we can solve this issue without taking further action.

YOUR RESPONSE IS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS. After that time, our Anti-Piracy Team will escalate your case and continue with further action in the interest of resolving this issue ASAP, including forwarding it to our legal department.

We take piracy very seriously. Our apologies if you were accidentally flagged. However, please let us know so that we can help stamp out unfair piracy and EULA violations together.

You can issue your response online via a pre-populated form here:
vBulletin SEO Forums

As soon as your response is received, it will be evaluated by our Anti-Piracy team, who will decide whether to close your case, or continue with the next steps of resolution.

Regards,

vBSEO Anti-Piracy Team
Crawlability Inc.
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h@ck3r

New Member
Which VBSeo release are you using?
Are you using an offshore host?

And are you sure that's the email address it came from? I know there are some ways to show that a certain email address sent the message, but in fact it came from elsewhere.

I find it a bit hard to believe they are giving you only 48hrs. A bit drastic I think... and if they took you to court or whatever after only giving you 48hrs to explain- I'm sure that would go in YOUR favor.

Personally; I'd reply to them and tell them to get f#@ked.
 
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