Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown

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Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown
arstechnica.com

Doesn't CrowdStrike have more important things to do right now than try to take down a parody site?

That's what IT consultant David Senk wondered when CrowdStrike sent a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice targeting his parody site ClownStrike.

Senk created ClownStrike in the aftermath of the largest IT outage the world has ever seen—which CrowdStrike blamed on a buggy security update that shut down systems and incited prolonged chaos in airports, hospitals, and businesses worldwide....

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I support the right of clowns to strike for whatever reason

They've gotta do something in the face of ballooning expenses...

Well everyone nose about inflation, but what about a clown's right to shoes?

Shoes? They could use a bigger car first. Have you seen how many people they have to cram in there?

Bigger cars!? Have you seen the price of pies in this economy?

Buddy, I don't want to hear about clowns and their creampies, or whatever it is you're watching online.