Third Email From Spreadshirt

Hi Mal,

I can assure you that the shopowner will not be selling this design in his shop. We have taken it off his European shop and also off the US platform. Currently we are checking his account for further products that may carry this text and deactivate these as well.

Both platforms are operated individually, therefore we had to wait for our US-colleagues to react to this.

Hopefully these informations will be able to help you.

Kind regards

Lina
Spreadshirt Legal Service

Email I've Sent

Hi Lina. 

On behalf of all Liverpool fans, I say thank you for removing this design from the shop. You may not know this but on 29th May it will be the 26th anniversary of the tragedy, so the timing of the removal of the shirts is very timely.

We have been contacted by the Shop Partner and have been told that the design has been removed before but he put it back on. I do not know how true this is, I hope that you did not re-approve this design? Can all the concerned emailers, callers & writers be assured by you, that the design will never be sold again?

Regards

Mal Bennett 

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Second Email From SpreadShirt

Hello Matt,

Many thanks for your reply.

I want to inform you that our Ethics committee has now been engaged in order to decide if this design should be eliminated from the Shop.

Further information about the decision the committee will make can be found in our Blog - which is of course up to date. There you will also have the chance to communicate your concern publicly and debate this further:

http://blog.spreadshirt.net/uk/2011/05/06/politically-incorrect-questionable-shop-partner-designs/

Please be assured that we are taking this issue very seriously. We are aware of the fact that we cannot separate us fully from the shop.


For further questions please don't hesitate to contact me again.

Kind regards

Lina
Spreadshirt Legal Service


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Sprd.net AG; Giesserstr. 27; 04229 Leipzig; Germany
Executive Board:
Matthias C. Spieß - Tobias Schaugg - Philip Rooke
Chairman of the Supervisory Board:
Lukasz Gadowski
Trade Register:
Amtsgericht Leipzig, HRB 22478
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Email From SpreadShirt

Hello Mal,

Thank you very much for you e-mail expressing your concern about the design mentioned. We realize that you are a large group feeling offended by it and acknowledge and respect your wish.

The design has been published in the shop by the shop owner, who is also solely editorially responsible for it. Therefore we ask you to contact him with your concern and your request to take down the design.

Please believe us that we have debated intensely about the subject and also researched the situation thoroughly. As a German company we were not immediately familiar with the background and the context that you refer to, therefore our reaction took some time. We apologize for this and also hope for your understanding.

We ask you to approach the shop owner directly because we are – as the platform operator – for the shops responsible in limited terms only, i.e. by maintaining and supervising it. We do check the designs as you may be aware of but only for direct rights violations such as trademark rights or copyrights.

But in this case it is an ethical or rather moral background rather than the design itself that is causing the trouble. Therefore the shop owner is the right contact. We do not intervene with the mindset of the content of the shops because that would easily lead to patronizing the shop owners – which is something that we duly try to avoid.

We also believe that while it is not only necessary for you as a group to approach the shop owner, it would also be the better solution for this problem. If all of you - and as far as we know there are many - would contact the operators of the shop these would be well aware of the force that they are standing against. It would help to make the people standing behind the Republic of Mancunia understand how much they are crossing the line with this design.

We hope that you can understand our point of view. We also wish you success in your negotiations with the shop owner.


For further questions please don't hesitate to contact me again.

Kind regards

Lina
Spreadshirt Legal Service


Should you be unhappy with our service or personnel please send an Email to besser@spreadshirt.de

This is no legal advice! All provided information are individual and subjective ratings of the Spreadshirt Legal Service team and have no claim to validity or actuality. In doubt please consult your legal representative.

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Spreadshirt - The world's creative apparel platform

Follow spreadshirt on Twitter: spreadshirt on Twitter
                                         

Address:
Sprd.net AG; Giesserstr. 27; 04229 Leipzig; Germany
Executive Board:
Matthias C. Spieß - Tobias Schaugg - Philip Rooke
Chairman of the Supervisory Board:
Lukasz Gadowski
Trade Register:
Amtsgericht Leipzig, HRB 22478
VAT-ID:
DE 8138 7149 4

Campaign Against Republik Of Mancunia Merchandise

     This is the one stop page for all the information that you will need to help us shut down a website that is harming relations between football fans of Manchester United and Liverpool. 

     Please help us by emailing, writing or phoning and complaining about this obscene site. 

http://mancuniamerchandise.spreadshirt.co.uk/without-killing-anyone-I5339742
     This is the merchandise site that sells shirts mocking the tragedy of Heysel, 1985. 

http://therepublikofmancunia.com/
     This is the blog of Scott, the person who also runs the merchandise site

@R_o_M 
     This is the twitter name of Scott. 

scott@mancuniamerchandise.com
     This is his email address. (Not his personal account)

May I please ask that no references are made to the Munich Air Disaster when emailing or speaking to Scott as we should not reduce ourselves to his level.

     The company who provide the technical platform for the merchandise shop, or the Shop Partner as they call it, are called SpreadShirts. 

     This is the email address of SpreadShirts.

info@spreadshirt.net

     This is the German address, it's superior headquarters

sprd.net AG
Gießerstraße 27
04229 Leipzig
Germany

     This is the British address.

Spreadshirt.co.uk
2 Sheraton St
Soho
London
WIF 8BH
England

     Here is a link to the national headquarters for each country

http://www.spreadshirt.co.uk/branch-offices-C72

      This is the British telephone number

+44 20 3137 2587

    This is the twitter account of SpreadShirt

@spreadshirt

     The chairman of the board is Łukasz Godowski. 
Here is his twitter account

@lak

Please send emails, write or phone. 

Use these templates and copy and paste them into an email or print them off for a letter. 



Dear Sir/Madam,
     We fans of football are appalled at the range of merchandise that are on sale in one of your virtual shops. 

http://mancuniamerchandise.spreadshirt.co.uk

     This merchandise is inflammatory and derogatory. It mocks the tragedy of the Heysel Stadium in 1985. 
     We urge you to take action and put pressure upon Scott to stop selling these designs. 
     We do not subscribe to your excuse that the legality of the designs lie with the Shop Partner, rather we see your company, who produce the shirts, as culpable for them instead. 
     At the very least we expect a reply. If that reply is not acceptable we will pursue a policy of petitions, email and letter campaigns, newspaper and blog articles. Unfortunately we will not accept that this disgraceful merchandise should be allowed to be sold through an affiliate of yours. 

Yours sincerely

Blog On www.LesRosbifs.net

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Interview With Stephen Sama. (Taken from SPOX.com, interview by Daniel Börlein)

SPOX: Mr. Sama, 2009, we have an interview conducted with you. You were just a few weeks at Liverpool. How have you fared since then?
Sama: Very well, thank you! I was quite acclimated quickly, the changeover is my total dropped slightly.
SPOX: you have in the youth team of the Reds players made ​​the jump to the root. If one asks around in Liverpool, then it means you are now an important player in the team. How would you rate it?
Sama: As you rightly say, I am in the Stammelf played fast. I must state week after week with performance support this and think that I managed it well and it is now up my games so far shown is happy with.
SPOX: Above all, your leadership qualities are praised, what a young player in a foreign country but is quite amazing. Whence comes it that you can quickly and apparently also like to take responsibility like that?
Sama: I think it's important as a defensive player with his colleagues to communicate and give commands to. I get along well with the language and have the acceptance of my teammates. But I also know that a good defensive player should take responsibility to advance and later to establish the highest level. So I try now to take over management responsibilities to.
SPOX: At the beginning, it is from Liverpool, you needed a little bit to get into the courses. Why?
Sama: Of course it was a change for me. A new country, a new language and new sporting course requirements in comparison to Germany. But like I said, I quite quickly get used to the new environment and yes, even after a few weeks made ​​it into the root formation made ​​then.
SPOX: With the recent experience: Would you make the decision to go to Liverpool, at any time to meet again - or perhaps even regret that you have not already made ​​the decision?
Sama: I would decide at any time shall take it. I have developed and improved, the jump in the DFB team also managed. The second part of your question is hypothetical, because in the summer of 2009 for the first time Liverpool had contact. But I also think that I was 16 years ago was quite young, but I think despite the age that the step time is right to be.
SPOX: Can you tell a little about your sports experiences: Always play in central defense? How to defend itself against the English striker? What were your highlights from a sporting point of view so far?
Sama: I always play in central defense, in that position I also feel most comfortable. Many players here are physically strong and have good speed. Two fire-power and a good heading ability are extremely important in English football. But in the end are the requirements of a good central defender but are more or less the same. Add to my sporting highlights of late include the nomination for the German U-17 and U-18 national team and to participate in the Elite round in Switzerland in the spring. Also, the training here in Liverpool with the first team and the Youth Cup games against relatively large audience at Anfield Youth Games were played for, were valuable experiences.
SPOX: What is the contact with the professionals?
Sama: Contact the professionals are there only if I train with the first team since the training ground of youth and professionals at various locations is located. Certainly gives one or the other experienced warrior in the training game once a hint, how to level the clever can behave themselves.
SPOX: What's missing to make the leap to the top?
Sama: What I am concerned not currently have. I have in the training sessions have the feeling that the distance professionals no longer light-years away, is the too. But I know that I have to my team every day and game after game in my homework and performance, confirms my need to constantly be at the top. I sure some things are still learning and needs to improve, but it is also clear.
SPOX: Is the English youth football better than the German?
Sama: He is different. The game here is fast and very physical. We have a very strong team. But in Germany is good football played in the junior.

"At first I thought, for this foul You move on the edge of a red card, but the game went on as usual."
Stephen Sama

SPOX: very fundamental: What are the differences between Germany and Britain - on the field and in everyday life?
Sama: I repeat, if I have already got a very harsh stance on the courts address here, the arbitrators will be less penalized by the. Because you have to get used but once, and followed consistently, however. At first I thought, for this foul You move on the edge of a red card, but the game went on quite normally. But basically I think that leagues at a very high level with plenty of pace to be played in two. Otherwise - it rains more and the traffic is on the wrong side. I recently made ​​my driving license in Germany and I have to get used in this.!
SPOX: How do you cope private?
Sama: I'm doing well here. I'm summer after a year in a new family came in and now live closer to the Academy. I was well received and had no problems. Privately I am the Internet a lot, and keep up to date to remain in Germany and my friends to keep in touch with. Otherwise, learning is also on my list, because I picture this school via distance learning continues.
SPOX: How often do you come to Germany?
Sama: Regularly. If we have no play and no training is scheduled, I come to Germany. Also, because of international matches or training courses, I am often at home.
SPOX: Which colleagues from Germany, you still have contact?
Sama: With many of my former teammates from the BVB, otherwise with my friends, family, from Bochum and my agent. We exchange information regularly.

SPOX: BVB is now also increased again at his own talents, see Mario idol. Would that possibly, the chance you have been for?

Sama: Possibly, yes. Wherein the central defense with young people at a very good reception is in Dortmund, so it would be in this position certainly has become very difficult.
SPOX: If you could choose a Premier League or rather prefer to play league?
Sama: Both leagues are very attractive. However, I've just been in Liverpool to contract another three years mean. The comprehensive package is simply convinced me in Liverpool. However, I agree with a return to Germany, not even if it makes sense for me