stravanasuAug 6, 2024

Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown

https://lemmy.ca/post/26459507

Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown - Lemmy.ca

> Doesn’t CrowdStrike have more important things to do right now than try to take down a parody site? > That’s what IT consultant David Senk wondered when CrowdStrike sent a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice targeting his parody site ClownStrike. > Senk created ClownStrike in the aftermath of the largest IT outage the world has ever seen—which CrowdStrike blamed on a buggy security update that shut down systems and incited prolonged chaos in airports, hospitals, and businesses worldwide…

Show threadroofuskitAug 6, 2024
Using the DMCA as a censorship tool needs to be a criminal offense subject to jail time.
Show thread4amAug 6, 2024
Why that’s literally what it was designed to do
Show threadturmacar

It is, but this isn’t. The DMCA doesn’t mention Trademark. That’s a separate section of law because copyright and trademark are different things.

Crowdstrike submitting a DMCA takedown for alleged Trademark infringement isn’t how it’s supposed to work at all. Likely because they know this isn’t actually a Trademark infringement case.

Cloudflare’s automated system not being smart enough to see that is fine. Their abuse/counterclaim process being broken isn’t.

Aug 7, 2024 at 2:41pmWeb
Show threadWolfLinkAug 7, 2024
The ClownStrike person didn’t attempt to use Cloudflare’s counterclaim system.
Show threadturmacarAug 8, 2024

Cloudflare’s counterclaim system didn’t open a ticket when the notification email was replied to.

That’s the kind of nonsense you expect from a local municipality hosting solution. Not one of the biggest on the Internet.