MAIL OF DR.

AHMEAD SAFI TO RASHID ASHRAF

DATED: JULY 5, 2009

On 7/5/09, Ahmad Safi wrote:

Dear Rashid: AA ,

I hope I am using the right address otherwise I request Muneer to forward this to you.

I was reporting Copyright Infringement to eSnips.com and stumbled upon first on a

Mr.Uzair's page where he had uploaded many pdfs of Ibne Safi Novels (illegally so!) and
I was really hurt to see your appreciation on this "Effort" of his... Then I followed it to
your eSnips profile ( http://www.esnips.com/user/rashidashraf) and saw your open offer:
"I have added two Jasoosi Dunya Novels. If anybody want to have any specific
novel, just tell me ---- " This hurt me more...

I have known and admired you for your love and respect for Ibne Safi and his novels. I
just have to tell you that these works are copyright materials and copying them in any
form print/electronic is illegal. M/s Asrar Publications is actively publishing these novels
and all rights are reserved.

So as a first thing, I would request you to Volantarily remove the pdf versions or links to
those, from your web pages and uphold the rights of your favourite author whose main
aim was to propagate the Respect of Law (Qanoon ka Ehtraam.)

If you would not stand side by side with me and the Ibne Safi family which includes your
dear friend Muneer, then we would be left to think that Ibne Safi Fans are fans for the
sake of reading his works but not learning from it.

I hope you would consider the point of view of the copyright holders and would be
amongst the protectors of the rights not violators of the same.

Hope to see a positive response from you.

Sincerely,
Ahmad Safi

REPLY OF RASHID ASHRAF

DATED: JULY 6, 2009

On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 6:02 PM, zest pk <zest70pk@gmail.com > wrote:

Dear Ahmad Bhai!

AOA- I just read your mail ----In response to it, accept my apology, all novels of Safi
sahab will be removed immediately - Just give me an hour or so to do that ------- Indeed i
took it entirely different and inadvertently missed out the aspect which u have pointed
out ----- Infect, all collection of Safi sahab is available at esnips and i also got an
impression (which was wrong) that i must also contribute to that to have like minded
persons as regard with Safi sahab work -------------- I hope that this clarifies my position
---- I hope that u have read my article QALAM KA QARZ ------ and i also hope that u
dont have any objection to place safi sahab's grave pictures at esnips as well as sending
it to Hanif Sahab ---- Please mail me at rashidashraf@parco.com.pk

Regards,
RASHID ASHRAF

REPLY OF DR. AHMAD SAFI TO RASHID ASHRAF

DATED: JULY 6, 2009

Dear Rashid... AA

I am deeply moved by your response. I am glad you could see our point of view. Yes,
eSnips is brimming with PDF's of Ibne Safi works but that does not make it legal or right.
In the USA, Napster had to get it's act straight when recording companies really sued
them for illegal copies of copyright albums. Obviously when I ask eSnip to uphold the
copyright laws they tell me to point out each and every file to them before they could
remove it from the web site. This is ridiculous.

Having you by our side gives me strength. HanIf Bhai's www.ibnesafi.info is now the
official Ibne Safi Web Site and we all have to make it stronger in content. It is a non-
commercial site anyway and is a result of the labor of his love. So your supplying the
images/articles to it is really appreciated.

Insha Allah pretty soon there is a company which legally want to distribute the electronic
versions of these books and have asked us to get into a contract with them. They want
to do it despite the fact that almost all the books are available freely. They want to do it
to show people that there are Pakistanis who abide by law and even though it may not
be a very profitable business proposition, they are moving forward with it. We are
considering to support them for the sake of all writers who get short changed by piracy.

Please do stay in touch with us and with Hanif Bhai. There is another outlet in the
meantime that you may want to look at: www.FaceBook.com/ibnesafi

Thanks and warm regards,

Ahmad.