When did Domingo Rivera change his tune? Sometime between August 4, 2007 and mid-April, 2008 Domingo decided that speaking out against misuses of the DMCA wasn’t as fun as throwing around DMCA takedown notices. Using materials to defend oneself (and show a pattern of threats and bullying as a part of that defense, I would presume) should be legal, he claims. And trust me, compared to the stuff he pulls, the stretch I just made in that last sentence is very logical.
Well, then he decided it would be just fine to shut down a blogger (me) by claiming a DMCA violation to my web host. Dirty pool, Domingo. From his post:
The DMCA and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act are two of the most widely misused Internet related laws.
I couldn’t agree more, my friend.
May 15th, 2008
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Solid mini app to track shipments through Twitter or other online means. I just hope I can remember to do this when I need to do this.
May 12th, 2008
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From: anonymous anonymous Fri, May 2, 2008 at 2:35 PM
To: me
Ryan, the UNR is under investigation by the FBI. The President too. This is serious stuff. All the whistleblower lawsuits are problematic to UNR. Keep Christy, your family and our office out of this. I know you are po’d that your site is being shut down. Some things are best. Stay away from this. Your blog is creating a lot of pressure in our office. I alerted you once. Your wife’s career should be your priority. Cheers.
May 3rd, 2008
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From: Anon Ymous Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 6:30 PM
To: me
Ryan I work with your wife. The UNR central administration do not want publicity on the lawsuit. It is very dangerous to them. Regardless of your intent they do not like your blog. They have found out that Christy works at UNR. They discard people who call attention to anything negative and the lawsuit is a real negative to them. Be careful and think about the affect this will have on Christy’s job. I was going to email her but did not want this on the UNR server. They terminate whistle blowers and you are a whistle blower to them right now. Be careful.
May 3rd, 2008
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