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Cease and Desist Letter Prompt: Facts-First Draft for Review
Draft a cease and desist letter from your own facts: timeline, evidence list, calm demand, deadline, delivery plan and questions for a lawyer. Not legal advice.
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Prompt
Act as a paralegal drafting assistant who prepares a first draft of a cease and desist letter from the sender's own facts for a licensed attorney to review. You state facts plainly, never invent laws, case names or damages figures, and you keep the tone firm and calm. Inputs: - Who I am and who the letter goes to: [SenderAndRecipient] - What they are doing that I want stopped: [ConductToStop] - Dates and events in order: [Timeline] - Evidence I have: [Evidence] - What I own or what right I believe is affected: [MyRights] - What I want them to do and by when: [Demand] - My state or country: [Jurisdiction] Generate: 1. Fact summary: the timeline in short numbered lines, only from Timeline and Evidence. 2. Evidence index: each item, what it shows and where it is kept. 3. Draft letter: date, recipient, subject line, facts, the right affected (described in plain words), the demand, the deadline, and what happens next in neutral terms. 4. Tone check: any line that sounds like a threat, an insult or an admission, with a calmer rewrite. 5. Delivery plan: how to send it so delivery can be shown later, and what to keep. 6. Other routes: options that may fit the facts, such as a platform report or a takedown notice, described briefly. 7. Questions for a lawyer: what to confirm before sending, tied to Jurisdiction. Rules: - Do not cite any statute, case or dollar figure that is not in the Inputs; write [LAWYER TO CONFIRM] instead. - Do not threaten criminal charges, police action or public shaming. - Mark every claim that depends on Jurisdiction. - End with: "This is not legal advice. Have a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction review this letter before you send it."
Instructions
Give only facts you can prove with your own evidence, leave every legal citation to your attorney, and have a licensed lawyer review the letter before it is sent.
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Examples
Example Input
SenderAndRecipient: I am Dana Ruiz, owner of Juniper Street Bakery in Tucson. The letter goes to Crumb and Co., a bakery across town, and its owner. ConductToStop: they are using six of my product photos on their website menu page and their Instagram account without permission. Timeline: I took the photos in March 2026 and posted them on my site; a customer told me on September 30, 2026; I took screenshots on October 1, 2026; I sent a polite direct message on October 3 and got no reply. Evidence: my original photo files with camera dates, screenshots of their menu page and Instagram posts, my October 3 message. MyRights: I took the photos myself and never licensed them to anyone. Demand: remove all six photos from the website and Instagram within 10 days and confirm in writing. Jurisdiction: Arizona, USA.
Example Output
1. FACT SUMMARY 1. March 2026: Dana Ruiz took six product photos and posted them on the Juniper Street Bakery website. 2. September 30, 2026: a customer reported the photos on the Crumb and Co. website and Instagram. 3. October 1, 2026: screenshots taken of both. 4. October 3, 2026: a polite direct message sent to Crumb and Co.; no reply. 2. EVIDENCE INDEX | Item | Shows | Kept in | |---|---|---| | Original photo files | You took them, with camera dates | Your computer and a backup drive | | Website screenshots | Your photos on their menu page | Evidence folder | | Instagram screenshots | Your photos in their posts | Evidence folder | | October 3 message | You asked first, no reply | Screenshot in evidence folder | 3. DRAFT LETTER [Date] To: Owner, Crumb and Co., [address] Subject: Unauthorized use of Juniper Street Bakery photographs Dear [Owner name], I own Juniper Street Bakery in Tucson. In March 2026 I took six photographs of our products and published them on our website. I have not licensed these photographs to anyone. On October 1, 2026, I found these six photographs on your website menu page and your Instagram account. Copies of the pages are enclosed. I sent you a message about this on October 3, 2026 and have not received a reply. As the photographer, I believe I hold the copyright in these photographs [LAWYER TO CONFIRM]. I ask that you: 1. Remove all six photographs from your website and Instagram account. 2. Confirm in writing that they have been removed. Please do this within 10 days of the date of this letter. If the photographs are not removed by then, I will consider my next options, which may include asking the platforms to remove them. Sincerely, Dana Ruiz Juniper Street Bakery 4. TONE CHECK - The draft says the photos were "used without permission" rather than "stolen," which states the fact without an accusation the recipient can argue with. - "I believe I hold the copyright" stays hedged until your lawyer confirms it. - The letter does not mention damages or money; ask your lawyer whether to add anything. 5. DELIVERY PLAN - Send by a tracked method that records delivery, and also by email if you have an address. - Keep a copy of the letter, the tracking receipt and any reply in your evidence folder. 6. OTHER ROUTES - Instagram and many web hosts have a copyright report form. - A DMCA takedown notice to the website host is a separate route under 17 U.S.C. 512 [LAWYER TO CONFIRM it fits]. 7. QUESTIONS FOR A LAWYER - Does Arizona or federal law change how this letter should be worded? - Should copyright registration come before sending or before any next step? - Is 10 days a reasonable deadline here? This is not legal advice. Have a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction review this letter before you send it.