Npower Problems ~ Legal Threats
Drum roll please …
Your host has been threatened with legal action by his electricity supplier NPower.
“Should have paid your bill then” shout a host of this sites subscribers who pay nothing to subscribe
But I did, I’ve been with them over 20 years and never even had a reminder never mind a red one !
“You must have done something, there’s no smoke without fire” barrack my loyal readers
Well yes I did … Goldeneye Busted !
What was this heinous crime ?
What desperate act have I committed in this world murder, torture, drug dealing and vice?
Well, I’ll put my immaculately manicured hands up to it guv.
I plead guilty to writing about the NPower cricket cheerleader girls and having 3 of their pictures on the site.
The pictures of the NPower girls were taken for publicity purposes and even though I was using them to give the company free publicity I was threatened with the full majesty of the law.
You’ll never take me alive I thought, the Goldeneye Barrack Room Lawyer straining to break it’s leash of confinement.
So to that end and to the strains of The Clash playing I Fought the Law I …
deleted the page 
They’re quite right of course I did not have permission to reproduce the pictures.
It does rather fly in the face of most other businesses and their approach to the internet.
The direct requests I normally get are from businesses, producers, PR people, agents etc and for me to feature people, businesses and films etc
 Dear Mr Collins
Use of npower copyright material Npower Limited (“npower”) is the owner of copyright in three photographs (the “Works”) which you are currently displaying on your website on the following page: The Works are original artistic works, which attract copyright protection under section 1 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. At the foot of the page on which the Works are diaplayed (sic), the following is displayed: “All content © 2006-2008 Goldeneye Holdings“. Two issues arise therefore. First, you are reproducing the Works without the consent of npower, and secondly, you are representing that you/Goldeneye Holdings are the owner of the copyright in the Works when this is not the case. This infringement is unacceptable to npower and, in the circumstances, npower requires your confirmation that the infringment (sic) will cease immediately. If proceedings become necessary (which may be issued and served without further notice to you), the remedies available to npower include an injunction pending trial, delivery up or (at npower’s option) destruction of all infringing copies, damages or an account of profits, legal costs and interest. In the meantime, npower reserves all its rights in this matter. This is a complex area of law and we strongly recommend that you seek independent legal I look forward to hearing from you by 4.00pm on 13th June 2008. Yours faithfully, [name edited out] |
As you can see, it’s pretty complicated stuff and far above the wit of my brain to understand such a letter 
It must be all the big words in it, even those two that were spelt incorrectly 
You may question whether it is good form to reproduce the above but it was not sent to me by private means rather posted on the site as a public comment which strikes me as unusual.
Should I take it out on Npower ? Should I do the classic NPower Sucks search engine manipulation ?
Should I leave the electricity supplier Npower and go elsewhere ?
If you don’t hear from me it means I’ve been clapped in irons, and not before time many would say.
If this does happen I urge all those who visit this site (nearly 2 million a month if you read this Npower) to start a petition to Free the Wybers One 
Do I deserve it 
Regards
Rod - Habitual Criminal
PS: later edit, I just realised that Npower have effectively charged me to write this, i.e. the use of electricity !
Little Brother said,
June 10, 2008 @ 10:31 pm
Rod,
N-POWER SUCK…No if’s or buts, they stitched me like a kipper with an electricity bill fit for Harrods, when I gave them my reading they said they’d over estimated my reading by £200. Looking forward to getting fleeced by another N-POWER price hike.
Now you know why Father got Lumbego at my house
LB
Jordan said,
June 11, 2008 @ 8:57 am
RC
It must be the funniest thing that i have heard in days
Jordan
Rod said,
June 11, 2008 @ 9:21 am
Miles
I shouldn’t be surprised if Harrods fo start selling electicity, afterall it’s now a luxury price wise
Rod
WoE said,
June 11, 2008 @ 9:21 am
Rod,
One or two things occur to us here as we stir the morning cauldron of gruel …. why are you with Npower to start with, there are cheaper alternatives. Secondly, it’s about time you fitted solar power to the Goldeneye roof. Third, while you are incarcerated the Witches will of course visit with offerings of gougere…. sadly they’re not very good at concealing the hack saw so we might have to modify the recipe
Here’s to the Goldeneye Redemption
WoE
Rod said,
June 11, 2008 @ 9:23 am
Jordan
pleased to be a source of amusement once again
Trust you’ll visit me in jail !
Rod
AWTM said,
June 11, 2008 @ 9:28 am
Rod
Well done for attracting the attention of these morons!
I strongly recommend you check your bills from the beginning of the year and should you draw the same conclusion as myself, move.
I discovered that from February the rise in charges which I believe was meant to be around 21% was in fact closer to 50% due to a near doubling of the standing charge element in addition to the rise!
If anyone is breaking the law, surely it is NPower for misleading customers of as to the level of the rise.
AWTM
Rod said,
June 11, 2008 @ 9:29 am
WoE
I’m a gas from the Gas Board, phone from BT and Electricity from the electricity Board kinda guy !
Before I end up in jail there will have to be a trial and I’ll be aiming for a media blitz.
I can already see Powergen Cheerleaders outside the courtroom cashing in on their competitors misery.
Naturally, I shall defend myself, Collins of the Bailey !
Rod
WoE said,
June 11, 2008 @ 10:17 am
… meanwhile sat in the witness box three suitably attired Witches and a cleaver waving chef…. ‘call the first witness’ whereby the Witches take the stand clutching their Book of Spells they swear (Rod reminds them kindly that there’ll be no swearing from any wimmin in his court
) it wasn’t them what nicked that chicken carcass that chef lost. Finally Chef takes the stand and swears as well… then admits he’s never seen the accused before and spots one of the Witches with her mobile stockpot 
The witnesses are escorted from the court as the cheerleaders strike up a forward into battle sort of chant, loud enough to drown out the clanking sound of a hack saw falling from a picnic basket…
Rod, are we being too dramatic here?
WoE
Jordan said,
June 11, 2008 @ 11:04 am
RC
I will look after the vegetable patch for you whilst you are incarcerated
Jordan