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 threadniftyAug 6, 2024
Lmao what a legend. How would DMCA even apply in this case though? Parodies are free speech
Show threadCosmicTurtle0 [he/him]Aug 6, 2024

They don’t. Companies regularly abuse DMCA notices because the law REQUIRES a hosting company to take down the information immediately.

It allows 14 days for the same information to be restored after receiving a counter notice.

Show threadOtterAug 7, 2024

I think if DMCAs are abused, it should limit the company’s ability to file one in the future.

and if not… regular people could do the same

Show threadPhoenixz
It should require jail time if abused.
Aug 7, 2024 at 3:37pmWeb