Parody site 'ClownStrike' refuses DMCA takedown request from original CrowdStrike
A Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown request was sent to
Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike's bogus DMCA takedown | Ars Technica
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When you visit ClownStrike, you see the product causing the outage, 'Falcon,' and the CrowdStrike logo, which gradually transforms into a comical clown and the word 'ClownStrike.'
A week after the site was launched, a DMCA takedown request was sent to the site administrator via Cloudflare, the site's host, from the consulting firm Corporation Service Company (CSC), likely because the site used the CrowdStrike logo.
DMCA notice sent to parody site 'ClownStrike' that mocked CrowdStrike, which caused a large-scale outage around the world - GIGAZINE
'My site is clearly a parody, and even if it uses the CrowdStrike logo, it should be allowed as fair use. CrowdStrike has more important things to do right now than take down the parody site,' said David Sink, who manages ClownStrike.
Regarding this incident, CrowdStrike commented that 'the removal request to the parody site was not intentional.' According to a statement from CrowdStrike, the company made more than 500 removal requests in two weeks to eradicate the fraudulent sites that had proliferated after the outage, and is trying to protect customers from fraud and other crimes. CrowdStrike explained that in these efforts, there are cases where removal requests are made to parody sites by mistake.
Cenk claims he has changed ClownStrike's hosting provider from Cloudflare to another provider, citing lack of response from Cloudflare to his complaint. Cloudflare, however, says it has not received Cenk's complaint and advises him that if he returns to Cloudflare with a valid complaint, it will not take any action to remove the content.
'I have no plans to return to Cloudflare. At present, the DMCA is often used by large companies to bully others. Cloudflare should improve its abuse reporting system, properly receive counter-notifications, build a web portal where users can track the status of their counter-notifications, and penalize those who send fake removal requests,' said Cenk. 'Ultimately, I would be 100% satisfied if CrowdStrike officially apologized on their blog. And even better, it would be nice if CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz recorded his apology while dressed as a clown.'
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