"We sent emails to an address, and we posted comments on his publicist's instagram" isn't the same as, "[Person] was warned."
They tried to contact a famous person, exclusively and casually via the internet, and did not receive any response. That is not the same as, "[Person] was warned."
Plot twist, Banksy was pissed about the flaw and decided to white hat hack his own site with a fake Banksy he made himself. The outrage got the problem fixed right away and he returned the money. But that wasn’t the 4th dimensional chess move, Banksy wanted to sell his first NFT without anyone even realizing it had happened while the actual first owner in history throws it away obliviously. Classic Banksy.
What is wrong with using the information given in the "Contact Us" section of a website to warn someone of a flaw in the website? That seems entirely appropriate...
No. No it does not seem reasonable at all. On a small website, maybe. But a famous person? Those are usually PR links. You're going to have to either figure out who built the website and contact that company, or figure out the correct address to send a letter to the person's agent. Or otherwise contact their agent.
And if you don't hear back, you didn't tell them anything yet.
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"We sent emails to an address, and we posted comments on his publicist's instagram" isn't the same as, "[Person] was warned."
They tried to contact a famous person, exclusively and casually via the internet, and did not receive any response. That is not the same as, "[Person] was warned."
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I wouldn't be surprised.
To me all this feels like a Banksy way of displaying the futility pf NFTs.
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Hmm, which definition of "warn" are you using?
The definition I'm using uses the word "inform" which means "to give (someone) facts or information." Was Banksy given facts or information?
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This, and which were the true ways to warn purposefully isolated person?
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You do realize that Banksy hides their identity, so options are limited to the above sorts of measures, right?
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What is wrong with using the information given in the "Contact Us" section of a website to warn someone of a flaw in the website? That seems entirely appropriate...
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No. No it does not seem reasonable at all. On a small website, maybe. But a famous person? Those are usually PR links. You're going to have to either figure out who built the website and contact that company, or figure out the correct address to send a letter to the person's agent. Or otherwise contact their agent.
And if you don't hear back, you didn't tell them anything yet.