Parody site ClownStrike defended the "obvious" fair use.

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…

  • turmacar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    3 months ago

    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. ( Not that that’s new or unique )

    • WolfLinkEnglish
      13·
      3 months ago

      The ClownStrike person didn’t attempt to use Cloudflare’s counterclaim system.

      • turmacar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        3 months ago

        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.