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More choice tidbits appear in the posts he makes to his own forum. (Note, this copy is, erm, fair use.)

"While I will adhere to the terms set forth in the settlement agreement, I should point out that I have no qualms about doing what needs to be done to silence those who dare disagree with me, provided that it doesn't run afoul of the settlement agreement. ...

But, I don't apologize for my tactics beyond the DMCAs. And I have tons of them. These very same tactics are used by respectable companies and third party "bone crushers" to take care of problems. The problem being those that use critical speech against their respective companies, or in my case, against me.

That can't stand. It just can't.

Companies like Microsoft do it. That makes it okay.

And again, there are many more ways to deal with dissenters besides the DMCA. Many more."

Ye flipping gods kid, take your meds.

He also believes that the moon landing and the haulocaust did not happen.

He also believes that the moon landing and the haulocaust did not happen.

(Have to give credit to an AC buried farther down for pointing out his contact page...)

In addition to the phone # you've provided, here's a fax #: (315) 663-3036

He also seems to use IM a bit, he's got an AIM account (MikeFromSyracuse), an MSN Messenger account (mike@silentmike.us), and a Yahoo account (mikechatcny).

Oh, and his "email me" page doesn't have so much as a CAPTCHA on it.

You should note that I'm not advocating spamming the living shit out of his ugly, pathetic, lying ass. Indeed, I would never even suggest that you do the digital equivalent of ass-raping his ISP with a railroad spike! I'm just blatantly telling you what you need to know, should you ever hypothetically do such a thing, even though you won't, of course. Wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more!

(Have to give credit to an AC buried farther down for pointing out his contact page...)

In addition to the phone # you've provided, here's a fax #: (315) 663-3036

He also seems to use IM a bit, he's got an AIM account (MikeFromSyracuse), an MSN Messenger account (mike@silentmike.us), and a Yahoo account (mikechatcny).

Oh, and his "email me" page doesn't have so much as a CAPTCHA on it.

You should note that I'm not advocating spamming the living shit out of his ugly, pathetic, lying ass. Indeed, I would never even suggest that you do the digital equivalent of ass-raping his ISP with a railroad spike! I'm just blatantly telling you what you need to know, should you ever hypothetically do such a thing, even though you won't, of course. Wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more!

As mentioned earlier, the apology was a sham.

On his blog, he returns back to gloating
- that he recorded the video to just get out of the case
- that it didn't cost him much.
- that he got free publicity that would otherwise have cost him
- that he will go back to his old ways.

"but the DMCA is but one of the many tools available these days. This was merely a battle in the war"

http://www.michaelcrook.org/thedmcacase.html

In total, this case had to have cost the EFF at least $46,000 in attorney's fees and costs, whereas all I will have spent after the copyright courses is $215.00. Sometimes, not being wealthy rocks. Not being wealthy sucks when you're at the strip club, and down to your last $20 just when the girl is willing to "do a little more".

It's good to see that he has learned his lesson, instead of revelling in the destruction caused by the inefficiencies of the legal system.

What a seriously evil asshole.

Has anybody actually read what he says in his blog?

Taken from http://www.michaelcrook.org/thedmcacase.html, where he's talking about this (http://www.michaelcrook.org/extrafiles/crook.jpg) screenshot of his:

"And hey, I rather like this screenshot. It makes me look like Hitler and shit. Cool beans-- it was exactly the statement I was trying to make."

I'm still sitting here with my jaw hanging down after having read this! I think not only should he be sent to a basic lesson of copyright law, but also to a history lesson focussing on WW2!

Just looking at his post regarding this. I wonder if theres now a libel case given the slander he openly and directly makes.

I posted this comment to his blog entry protesting fair use:

If you want to write a critique for a book, it's often necessary to refer to specific portions of the book, by description and repetition of the actual content, so that someone wanting to read your critique doesn't have to go and buy the work themselves just to understand what you're arguing. Fair use protects the ability of everyone to do that, thus protecting the ability to discuss, criticise, parody, promote, etc.

Ultimately, the ability to publically discuss is the core of culture, and that's infinitely more valuable than any supposed interests of the original copyright holder. Being free from criticism is only bliss to the fool.

Though I doubt that it will happen any time soon, what you should learn from this whole affair is that you (like all of us) don't have control over anything, and further, you won't ever have control. The internet has indeed put a serious dent in copyright by reducing the marginal cost of copying data to $0.00. Nothing is going to "fix" that fact. All that will happen from here is much gnashing and yelling as various industries adjust to that new fact of reality.

BTW, I understand completely if you choose not to post this.

Regards,
Ross

He wants to stop fair use, but I'm guessing he doesn't hold the copyright for the picture of Emma Watson that he used in this post on his blog

http://www.michaelcrook.org/contact.html