CipherCloud Invokes DMCA To Block Discussions of Its Crypto System 85
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timothy
from the at-least-the-letter-is-polite dept.
from the at-least-the-letter-is-polite dept.
New submitter brennz writes "Cryptographers on StackExchange were discussing CipherCloud, using some promotional material from the same to provide detail. CipherCloud responded with a DMCA takedown request that some have characterized as abusive."
back up again (Score:5, Informative)
StackExchange appears to have put the question back up [stackexchange.com], but remove from it the screenshots which the DMCA takedown demand claimed constituted copyright infringement.
The screenshots should be a pretty solid fair-use case, though, so even that part of the takedown demand is groundless.
Busted Wide Open as Shit in the Comments (Score:5, Informative)
One guy comes right in with an answer that pretty much blows CC's false BS claims out of the water.
That's why the DMCA was invoked, to hide their criminal lying. That's why the images were removed, because all it took was a look at the images to figure out their bullshit.
here are some of the links in the dmca notice (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Streisand effect, anyone? (Score:5, Informative)
There's meta discussion here, including links to cached copies...
http://meta.crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/250/ciphercloud-dmca-notice [stackexchange.com]