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

#1

Post by Magicstatic » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 3:55 PM UTC

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

#2

Post by Magicstatic » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 4:38 PM UTC

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 the event because their "vibes are not compliant with the Coachella policy".

Glad EFF stepped in here to protect small creators such as this one.

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

#3

Post by DivisionSol » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 4:39 PM UTC

For context, it looks like this is the original tweet from one of the video creators: https://twitter.com/shivakilaru/status/1372941623609282561

Cease and Desist over Instagram.

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#4

Post by 50uth » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 4:41 PM UTC

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

Backfire!

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#5

Post by rozab » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 4:55 PM UTC

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

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Post by CaliLonghair » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 5:08 PM UTC

50uth wrote: post #4

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

The Streisand Effect strikes again!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

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

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Post by grenoire » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 5:17 PM UTC

rozab wrote: 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

The goddam microservices video is an absolute masterpiece.

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Post by thaumasiotes » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 5:29 PM UTC

50uth wrote: post #4

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.

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Post by beaconstudios » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 5:34 PM UTC

rozab wrote: 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

I knew I recognised the name KRAZAM from somewhere These guys are hilarious.

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

#10

Post by dylan604 » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 5:57 PM UTC

DivisionSol wrote: post #3

For context, it looks like this is the original tweet from one of the video creators: https://twitter.com/shivakilaru/status/1372941623609282561 Cease and Desist over Instagram.

Is that even recoginizable in court as legit?