Fear of Lawsuits

[MvTFan]

I just got the following info from a mailing list I belong to. I don't know how accurate it is, but I thought if there's any truth to it, fanfiction.net might need to develop its own ratings system to avoid this problem.

"Ok... I am NOW SUPER p***ed at the frelling MPAA
(Motion Picture Association of America)...Apparently
they have started sending out Cease and Desist letters
to fan fic sites... Why?? Because they have a rating
system on em...like PG, PG-13, G,ect.... Apparently
putting this rating system on a fan fic is copyright
infringement and therefore against the law....

Excuse me?! What the shell do they think they are
doing?! Those frelling morons think that it's now
copyright infringement because we rate our stories?!
That's total bull!!!! Do I NOW have to put on my fan
fic site in the disclaimer that the rating system
belongs to the MPAA?! Bad enough they closed down Loki Torrent...now they wanna close down fan fic sites
because the stories have the frelling rating system?!
The MPAA is fast becoming worse than the RIAA in my
book! *mumbles*

I put the rating system on my stories so people know
what to expect! This is totally stupid!!! Everybody
knows that we didn't create the rating system...why
would it be considered copyright infringement?!

Here's a copy of one of the letters that somebody got:
www.netroenterprises.com/samples/mpletter_1.jpg
www.livejournal.com/community/fandom_lawyers/10204.html"

I looked at the above links and the letters LOOK legitimate, but who knows!!!!

Paula