2019-08-06 - Electronic Software Association: "Removal of Protected Content"

[ToroidalBoat]

I see the letter from ESA mentions terms of service.

Here's a fun fact: in the USA, website terms of service aren't always automatically legally binding. You can't just say "by using the site you agree to be bound by these terms" in fine print at the bottom. It's a good thing too, because American companies love to impose really ridiculous or draconian limits on otherwise legal behavior, such as preventing fair use of content.

 

[Van Darkholme]

>i'm sure the data will just disappear when we send this email to kiwifarms
>boomers on the internet

 

[AnOminous]

>trying to DMCA something that almost certainly can't be copywritten
>didn't even spring for the cost of having their legal representation send the notification for the intimidation factor

They didn't even cite the DMCA, which wouldn't be applicable anyway since Null posted the info himself.

 

[AirdropShitposts]

I see the letter from ESA mentions terms of service.

Here's a fun fact: in the USA, website terms of service aren't always automatically legally binding. You can't just say "by using the site you agree to be bound by these terms" in fine print at the bottom. It's a good thing too, because American companies love to impose really ridiculous or draconian limits on otherwise legal behavior, such as preventing fair use of content.

Plus, I mean, you can't secondhand Terms of Service anyway, Null could have theoretically just got this for his post from one of the many uploads to random hosts of the Excel file that happened and never even visited the ESA's servers.

This is one of the more blatant CYA "we tried" to use with people who won't know any better. "Those damn laws! Sorry!" They even waited until Monday afternoon after getting bitched at by "games journalists" for like four days or something.

 

[Slimy Time]

What a polite response from Josh. Could have gone with shithole organisation and joke journalists, decided not to say that. Knowing what corporations are like, wouldn't be surprised if legal notice is sent, get some ambulance chaser to write letters.

 

[SinbadFromHouseguest]

Hey Kiwifarms.

What it is? Say I noticed you have some of our totally rad copyrighted but not copyrighted material. That's not cool yo. Be a good boy and take it down will you?

Yo Boy,
ESA

 

[Papa Adolfo's Take'n'Bake]

Imagine believing you can copyright someone else's home address. Then again, this is the same... uh... 'Electronic Software Association' (honestly couldn't type that out with a straight face.) that had the ultimate haxxorz to leave the .xlsx file to rock out with its cock out on the clear net.

 

[Fish-Eyed Fool]

Hoes mad.

 

[mindlessobserver]

Of all the avenues they would take, they would use the DMCA? Its a bold move cotton. We should "materially change" the spreadsheet by writing lol faggot and other insults next to certain journalists and then register a copyright for that.

 

[Huitzilopochtli]

Any confirmation that the original email is legit and not the gayest of ops?

 

[ToroidalBoat]

Imagine believing you can copyright someone else's home address.

If corporations truly had their way -- moreso than they aready do -- I believe they would make literally everything they could the subject of "intellectual property." Kind of like in Futurama where "mom," "love," and "screen door" were trademarked.

And the rights would never expire, as proven by Di$ney lobbyists succeeding in making the term of copyright absurdly long IRL.

 

[Pepito The Cat]

Copyright infringement? What is it that they claim is theirs? People's e-mail addresses o their home addresses?

Are they drunk, high, stupid, insane or a weird combination of all that?

 

[UY 690]

So we finally copyrighting doxxing. WOW!

 

[Exigent Circumcisions]

Oh come on, Jawrsh. Be a good sport and give it back to them... well, I guess delete it off the internet forev... well.

Well.

 

[Rungle]

Sorry journalists, we copyrighted the data with your name and home adress.
We basicly own you now.

 

[Catgirls are Love]

I assume this means that some low flunky is trying to keep their ass off of the chopping block that their superiors so richly deserve. The only thing that's surprising is that it took this long for them to send that request that boils down to "pretty please with a cherry on top, kindly cease making us look like the fools we are?"

 

[iamcitizeninsane]

This is ESA's brilliant head of their public relations. HOW ABOUT THAT EPIC WEEKEND ANDY!

 

[Barbarella]

I say we all send them dick pics. And call and ask if their refrigerator is running. That’ll show ‘em.

I do love the way nool tells people to get the fuck off his lawn. Gives me steamy dreams.

 

[ForgedBlades]

I love how they spew an obnoxiously long list of devs and publishers in an attempt to scare you into backing down.

 

[iamcitizeninsane]

THERES MORE! LOL. I bet if you looked none of the ESA sites are even well protected.