Plagiarizing a Takedown Notice

Posted by Soulskill on Monday September 6, 2010 @09:40AM from the cheaper-than-paying-lawyers dept.

ChipMonk writes "Over at hobbyist site OS News, editor-in-chief Thom Holwerda published a highly skeptical opinion of the announcement of Commodore USA's own Amiga line. Within hours, Commodore USA sent a takedown notice to OS News, demanding a retraction of the piece and accusing the site of libel and defamation. What's funny is that the takedown notice was mostly copied, with minor edits, from Chilling Effects, a site dedicated to publicizing attempts at squelching free speech. The formatting, line breaks, obtuse references to 'OCGA,' and even the highlighted search terms were left largely intact."

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Commodore USA already seen on Slashdot... by SheeEttin · 2010-09-06 17:30 · Score: 5, Informative

When I clicked the link to TFA, I thought I recognized some of those pictures...
Sure enough, from back in March: Commodore 64 Primed For a Comeback In June.

Basically, this is a Chinese knockoff company selling PCs built into the keyboard and/or monitor (from modern hardware) with a Commodore logo slapped on.