Text for Pimsleur Russian

UPDATE – August 2014:

If you want the text for Pimsleur Russian (I, II and III) we have them available for $10 each. It was a lot of work for my friend to put them together and check them, and I think it’s fair that she be compensated for that. Plus, struggling with the difficult situation in Ukraine this year, she can use all the help she can get. For information, just email me at educationexperts@hotmail.com or visit our website for learning Russian: elearnrussian.com

And Pimsleur and their lawyers have suddenly gotten nasty again, sending this email:

This is a verified DMCA Removal Request from Attributor

Dear Sir/Madam,

I certify under penalty of perjury, that I am an agent authorized to act on behalf of the Rights Holder identified below, the owner of certain intellectual property rights in the Work(s) identified below.

I have a good faith belief that the information contained in this notice is accurate, and that the page or material listed below is not authorized by the Rights Owner, its agents, or the law for use by the individual(s) associated with the identified page listed below or their agents.

To the extent that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the European Union’s Directive on the Harmonisation of Certain Aspects of Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society (2001/29/EC), and/or other laws and regulations relevant in European Union member states or other jurisdictions apply to your service, if at all, I HEREBY DEMAND THAT YOU ACT EXPEDITIOUSLY TO REMOVE OR DISABLE ACCESS TO THE PAGE(S) OR MATERIAL(S) at the Infringing URL(s) identified below.

Note that in some cases the pages/material may have been removed after the sending of this notice but prior to your review.

My contact information is as follows:

Organization name: Attributor Corporation as agent for Simon & Schuster Inc.
Email:  counter-notice@attributor.com
Phone: 650-340-9601
Mailing address:
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Nothing contained in this letter or in any attachments constitutes a waiver or relinquishment of any right or remedy possessed by the Rights Holder, or any affiliated party, all of which are expressly reserved.

My electronic signature follows:
Sincerely,
/Eraj Siddiqui/
Eraj Siddiqui
Attributor, Inc.

*** INFRINGING PAGE OR MATERIAL ***

Infringing page/material that I demand be disabled or removed in consideration of the above:

Rights Holder: Simon & Schuster

Original Work: Russian I, Comprehensive
Infringing URL: http://elearnrussian.com/audio/Pimsleur_Russian_1_Lesson-01-s01-ct20.mp3
Infringing URL: http://elearnrussian.com/audio/Pimsleur_Russian_1_Lesson-01-s01.mp3
Infringing URL: http://elearnrussian.com/Pimsleur_Russian_1_Lesson-01-11s.mp3

Original Work: Russian I Lessons 1 to 10
Infringing URL: http://elearnrussian.com/Pimsleur_Russian_1_Lesson-01.mp3

…needless to say, I deleted the files which isn’t a big deal anyway, since people looking for the text already have the audio files.

UPDATE – Feb 2013:

We’ve now started a new audio series for learning Russian where you learn 30 new words in each 30 minute audio. Have a listen:  30-30_01 – Your First 30 Russian Words

UPDATE – June 2012 :

I now understand exactly why Russian friends of mine and other people never managed to type of Pimsleur Russian. It’s incredibly boring for them and they know it’s not good Russian so can’t see the point. Thus, it took a lot of begging and pleading to get it done.

We now have the text for all 3 levels of Pimsleur Russian, and I think it’s only fair to pay her for her time, thus I now ask for $10 for each level. As a thank you, I’ll also pass on other material to help you learn Russian. You can get it  here: Text for Pimsleur Russian

UPDATE – June 2011 :

If you’re looking for the transcript or text for Pimsleur Russian I, you can get all of it here: Text for Pimsleur Russian

We’re now working on the text for Pimsleur Russian II.  If you comment below then we can send it to you when it’s ready.

UPDATE – 2010 : A nasty letter from Pimsleur’s lawyers which shutdown my website!!

Well, that was interesting!!!  Here’s the letter from Pimsleur’s lawyers to me via my hosting service, PowWeb.  Because I didn’t check my mail and take action within 48 hours, they did in fact shutdown my website. (It’s back online now.)

Dear Mr. Brock:

I write on behalf of my client,  Simon & Schuster, Inc. (the “Rights Owner”) the owner of the rights to the PIMSLEUR® Language Programs and under penalty of perjury, the information contained herein is accurate and true.

To the extent that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c) (the “DMCA”) applies to your service, if at all, we are notifying you of infringement at the following location:

http://languagelearningonline.org/text-pimsleur-russian.htm

We have a good faith belief that this material is not authorized by the Rights Owner, its agents or the law.  Such copying and use of this material constitutes clear infringement of the Rights Owner’s copyrights under the Copyright Act, including the DMCA, and its counterpart laws around the world.

As we diligently protect the Rights Owner’s properties in all forms of media, we hereby request the immediate removal of this content.  Should you need additional information, please contact me at the number or email listed below.

Nothing in this letter shall be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of any right or remedy possessed by the Rights Owner, or any other affected party, all of which are expressly reserved.

Sincerely Yours,

Mallory Levitt

Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property

CBS

51 West 52nd Street

New York, NY 10019

P: 212-975-3633

F: 212-975-0114

Mallory.Levitt@cbs.com

Lisa Cattan

Michael Buccino

Online Enforcement Clerks

CBS

CBSLegalOnlineEnfor@cbs.com

WOW, eh?  That’s almost as good as getting a letter from Bill himself saying stop using pirated copies of my Microsoft!

So, I got the opportunity for a reply:

Dear all,
My apologies for infringing on any copyrights but I was simply putting up some material which is readily available elsewhere on the internet.  I’m rather surprised that you managed to have my website shutdown so quickly yet the sources where I got the material remain operating.

It’s not really an important matter for me, except that it’s quite annoying to have had my website shutdown.  You should pass on some advice to your client, Pimsleur, and suggest they provide the text which people are looking for.  They could make money selling it and save money by not paying expensive legal beagles to run around stomping on small fish.

Best regards,
Brian

So, I have to apologize that I can’t provide you with the text for Pimsleur Russian in a simple straight forward manner, but if you leave a comment below I will email you the text. It’s a simple Word file with the text along with our comments and notes since some of the Russian isn’t the best.

If you want a bunch of great material (audio AND text) to help you learn Russian, you’re just a click away.

There’s also a lot of great material to learn Russian with movies. Come for a visit!

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