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Michael Crook backs down on DMCA harassment
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Here at BoingBoing, we’ve been following the ongoing saga of so-called “serial griefer” Michael Crook for some time now. When he began sending out bogus DMCA takedown notices all over the internet, in an attempt to force websites to remove the image above — well, we ended up on his Christmas card list.
Last week, service providers associated with this blog received formal notices from Mr. Crook that basically amounted to, “Nevermind, I take it back, I never had any right to try to bully you into taking down that image.” A number of other websites have received similar notices. This is welcome news, and I thank Mr. Crook for his apparent change of heart.
That change likely has something to do with the fact that the EFF sued him for abusing copyright law in an attempt to silence online speech. I understand that they’ve negotiated a settlement which will be announced soon.
I received the following a few days back:
February 10, 2007
To Whom it May Concern:
This is in regards to a DMCA complaint that was issued to you as the webmaster, OSP, or administrator, in reference to the following URL(s):
http://weblog.sinteur.com/?p=16054
which links to:
http://weblog.sinteur.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/michaelcrook01.png
At this time, I would like to withdraw the DMCA complaint, strictly as pertains to the above URL(s), which regard a 2005 appearance on the Fox News Channel.
I request that the content therefore be restored, and the DMCA complaint withdrawn, and would like to at this time apologize for any extra work or problems that this complaint has caused.
I certify that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, and may be reached via telephone at (201) 633-7820, or via postal mail at 8417 Oswego Road #179, Baldwinsville, NY 13027. E-mail is mcipdns@gmail.com.
Thank you,
Michael Crook
What a pity it takes a lawsuit to stop this kind of abuse..
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Michael Crook has posted a video response to the FNC appearance:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mMr2yNgYJE0