Michael Simpson a/k/a “Matt Cooper”, “Cranix” and “Cranyx” 
email: cranix@gmail.com; biovirus@hotmail.com 

Re: 
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. v. VanKuipers, Simpson, et al., Case No. SACV 101495 
CJC (MLGx) 

Dear Mr. Simpson: 

We are counsel for Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. 

As you already know, you are being sued because, inter alia, you are engaged in the commercial 
development and distribution of Starcraft® hacks and/or cheats, including the hack referred to as 
“CraniX Maphack,” that are used to modify and alter the gameplay and performance of 
“Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty” (the “Hacks”). These actions constitute copyright infringement, 
breach of contract, and intentional interference with contractual relations. 

As you know, Blizzard had attempted in good faith to resolve this dispute without the 
involvement of the courts. In furtherance of that effort, we sent you a letter on September 22, 
2010, demanding that you cease-and-desist from any further dissemination of the Hacks and 
provide us with an accounting of your profits in connection with the Hacks. You never 
responded to our letter, although you admit to having received it. (You stated on 
http://www.sc2hackdev.org that “I got a C&D letter about 2 months ago that I chose to ignored[sic] for 
reasons, I & my lawyer found it very non threatening & amusing.”) 

While Blizzard wants you to understand the harm you have caused, the purpose of this letter is 
not to try to convince you of the illegality of your actions. The purpose of this letter is to ensure 
that you now take responsibility for your actions. Blizzard is prepared to prosecute this lawsuit 
fully to make sure that its rights and interests are protected. 

Your liability for copyright infringement, breach of contract, and intentional interference with 
contractual relations is clear. Ignorance of the law is not a defense. Whether or not you intended 
to infringe Blizzard’s copyrights, breach its contracts, or induce others to breach their contracts 
does not matter. You violated Blizzard’s copyrights, breached your agreements with Blizzard 
and induced others to infringe Blizzard’s copyright and to breach their agreements with Blizzard. 
You are liable for damages as a result. 

In addition to the damages for which you may be liable resulting from your torts and breaches of 
contract, the Copyright Act imposes a range of statutory damages for copyright infringement. 
The damages range is $750 to $30,000 for each copyrighted work infringed. If a court 
determines you acted "willfully," the maximum damage award can be increased to up to 
$150,000 for each copyrighted work infringed. In addition to damages, you also may be 
responsible for paying Blizzard's legal fees and costs, and are subject to having an injunction 
entered against you prohibiting you from further infringing activity. 

Please let us know whether you will voluntarily accept service of the attached documents. Please 
also advise us as to whether you are represented by counsel. If you would prefer that we deliver 
these documents to you by hand, then please provide us with a time and place for such delivery. 

If you decline to voluntarily accept service of the attached documents, then we will seek an order 
from the United States District Court for the Central District of California that our transmission 
of the attached documents to you via this correspondence shall constitute service of process in 
this action. See Rio Props. Inc. v. Rio Int'l Interlink, 284 F.3d 1007, 1015 (9th Cir. 2002); 
Williams-Sonoma Inc. v. Friendfinder Inc., No. 06 CV 6572, 2007 WL 1140639, at *2 (N.D. 
Cal. Apr. 17, 2007); Popular Enters., LLC v. Webcom Media Group, Inc., 225 F.R.D. 560, 562 

(E.D. Tenn. 2004). Since you have admitted that you received our September 22 letter and have 
read and reviewed the Complaint, we believe that the Court will have little hesitation in 
permitting us to serve you via e-mail. Please be advised that if we are required to proceed in this 
manner, we intend to seek reimbursement of all of our expenses in obtaining an order to permit 
service via e-mail and/or publication, along with other attorneys' fees incurred by our client in 
this action, pursuant to Section 505 of the Copyright Act. 
Being named a defendant in a lawsuit creates an obligation to preserve evidence that relates to 
the claims against you. Any destruction of evidence is prohibited and may result in serious 
consequences to you. 

Please be advised of the following: WE ARE NOT YOUR LAWYERS, NOR ARE WE 
GIVING YOU LEGAL ADVICE. WE URGE YOU TO CONSULT WITH AN 
ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY TO ADVISE YOU ON YOUR RIGHTS AND 
RESPONSIBILITIES.