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Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 months ago by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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....

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[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 50 points 3 months ago (1 children)

told Ars that he has no plans to move ClownStrike back to Cloudflare's hosting service. Instead, he responded by suggesting that Cloudflare update its abuse-reporting system to confirm receipt of counter notices, build a web portal where users can track abuse reports,

Good suggestions

and perhaps most significantly, revoke CSC's ability to submit abuse reports as a penalty for sending a bogus takedown

Pretty sure they can't. DMCA has strict rules that providers must follow to avoid liability.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Imagine believing that large enough companies would be so heinous as to follow the law. What villains they'd be!

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 3 points 3 months ago

Only when it benefits them*