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EFF's reply to cease-&-desist letter – “Virtual Coachella” parody video

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Re: EFF's reply to cease-&-desist letter – “Virtual Coachella” parody video

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Here's the actual video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67sfZfreOrU These guys have a lot of relevant content for HN types, they're really funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o7qjN3KF8U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8OnoxKotPQ

The goddam microservices video is an absolute masterpiece.

It should be required periodic viewing at most software shops. Def keeps me grounded.

Re: EFF's reply to cease-&-desist letter – “Virtual Coachella” parody video

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How many people are now aware of Krazam LLC that weren't before. Backfire!

Eh, I don't really see that Coachella cares one way or the other if people are aware of Krazam LLC.

They cared enough to send a cease & desist letter.

Re: EFF's reply to cease-&-desist letter – “Virtual Coachella” parody video

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post #5

Here's the actual video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67sfZfreOrU These guys have a lot of relevant content for HN types, they're really funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o7qjN3KF8U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8OnoxKotPQ

Topic aside that is an excellent comedy video. If SNL made this as a "digital short" it would be the best thing they'd had done all year.

Re: EFF's reply to cease-&-desist letter – “Virtual Coachella” parody video

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My favorite part of this response is in the footnote on page two, which states: >If your client sincerely fears that this depiction is too realistic to be perceived as parody, Krazam’s video should be the least of its reputational concerns. Followed by screenshots from the video showing the DocuSign "Docustage" and Meme Center (Sponsored by GE). At the end of the video itself, the Coachella participant is banned from…

Something that really blew my mind was that one of my favorite bands: Metallica's comment on how people are to interact with their performances. "Where here to provide the party, if they don't like how we do it, that's on them."

It says a lot on the ego of the producer of the product. [Also that they're treating it as a product.. yes metallica corporate I see you] It completely disreguards of how the individual relates to it and is more focused on control on how they want things.

That whole philosophy you should expect in dictatorships, not in cultures that embrace free expression.

Re: EFF's reply to cease-&-desist letter – “Virtual Coachella” parody video

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post #5

Here's the actual video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67sfZfreOrU These guys have a lot of relevant content for HN types, they're really funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o7qjN3KF8U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8OnoxKotPQ

ROBINHOOD IN 2021?!!

Also he forgot .. stocks only go up.

Re: EFF's reply to cease-&-desist letter – “Virtual Coachella” parody video

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Eh, I don't really see that Coachella cares one way or the other if people are aware of Krazam LLC.

They cared enough to send a cease & desist letter.

They don't care about Krazam, but they want this particular video to go away. People can be fickle about their music and the resulting concerts. People tend to view corporations and music (really all art) as orthogonal concepts. Art can only be tainted by corporations, therefor any kind of corporate music festival can only be subpar.

I suspect they know the accusations are fair, but were hoping nobody would call them out for it.

Re: EFF's reply to cease-&-desist letter – “Virtual Coachella” parody video

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post #5

Here's the actual video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67sfZfreOrU These guys have a lot of relevant content for HN types, they're really funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o7qjN3KF8U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8OnoxKotPQ

These are awesome

Re: EFF's reply to cease-&-desist letter – “Virtual Coachella” parody video

#29
I read a lot of lawyer letters and I notice they often fall within a very specific range of communication styles. It feels very.... assertive, even aggressive, in a way that tries to eliminate lawsuits through psychology rather than facts.

For example the Texas AG wrote this in a letter to Austin when he decided to sue them for overriding the state mask rescinding: https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/087ed6e3bf8591d7...

"We have already taken you to court under similar circumstances. You lost. If you continue to flout the law in this manner, we’ll take you to court again and you will lose again. "

(a part of the lawsuit was just thrown out a few hours ago)

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