DMCA Takedown Notice For a Fake ID

TrippTDF writes "Rachel Hyman, an artist and bartender in New York City, maintains a blog where she regularly posts images of fake IDs she confiscates from would-be underage drinkers, along with a description of the confiscation. Recently, one of her posts (Google cache) was taken down when the owner of the fake ID invoked the DMCA against Blogspot. Can one claim a forged document as a copyrighted work of art?"

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Re:Odd Issues.

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Granted, both sex offenders and DUI/DWIs are horrible crimes, but it does seem as if we're not giving people a fair chance at reintegrating into society

They should be glad we even allow them to try to reintegrate instead of just executing them as would happen in some countries. If they can't appreciate the mercy our nation shows and can't deal with the consequences of their actions they are at liberty to commit suicide anytime.

Rachel is an Ass

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I can say that because she not only participates in a system she thinks is wrong, she revels in it and thinks that's clever. Don't take my word for it, read her blog for yourself:

... they don't realize that their real enemy is probably the community board that is cracking down on underage drinking in the East Village, and the Liquor Board that would revoke our license to serve beer legally if we too didn't do everything in our power to stop underage drinkers from obtaining beer at our bars. ... my friends work in the service industry in the neighborhood that if I don't confiscate the ID's, I'm putting their jobs and livelihoods at risk. ... I'm required to do this. I don't mind because frankly, our bar is for adults, and not a NYU undergrad hangout.

The message is contradictory as most flaky stories are. She claims she takes IDs out of fear of the law but then tells us that she would tell the same people to piss off anyway.

Neither of those reasons justify the extra defamatory steps she then takes. She looks up her victims and publishes enough details to leave no question as to who the victim was, then adds further "hilarious" insult. Why? All because the victim thought Rachel's bar would be a nice place to have a drink. I wonder if her boss knows what she's been up to.

Rachel, here's a big Fuck You with your name on it. New York is a depressing place because of people like you. The odd mix of hopelessness, servility, arrogance and cruelty is a terrible thing to behold and exasperating to deal with. The only thing more depressing is to see one of these fish out of water. In any other environment, away from the hype, pressure, money and bullshit, no one understands and the behavior is exposed for what it is. It's not clever, it's not funny, it's just craven, cruel, and stupid.