Bitcoin Trademark Troll Now Sending Bogus DMCA Takedowns

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday July 19, 2011 @08:41AM from the my-claims-are-legit dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A couple weeks ago, Slashdot wrote about a lawyer named Michael Pascazi, who was trying to trademark Bitcoin. Techdirt picked up on the story, including Pascazi's evidence of the trademark. Pascazi has now sent Techdirt a bogus DMCA takedown request over the post, claiming that the header and footer in his stationery, which appears via an embed on the story, violates his copyright. He appears to be claiming that simply posting any version of his stationery is a copyright violation. It's not clear if the content in question is even copyrightable, and if it is, how Techdirt's use isn't fair use."

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Re:Deal with this the slashdot way... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-07-19 09:08 · Score: 3, Informative

Pascazi Law Offices PLLC
1065 Main Street, Ste. D, Fishkill, New York 12524 U.S.A.
Ph: +1 845.897.4219 / Fax: +1 845.468.7117* E-mail:Info@pascazilaw.com*
So sue them. by SuperBanana · 2011-07-19 09:11 · Score: 4, Informative

1.Sue them, for filing a false DMCA claim.
2.Collect damages - monetary losses and legal expenses.
http://www.aaronkellylaw.com/Internet-Law-and-Intellectual-Property-Articles/Consequences-of-filing-a-false-DMCA-Takedown-Request.shtml
Stop whining, and put your money where your mouth is, people.

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