Bluesky Post (this was also posted on twitter)
I was hoping to find a statement from the aggressor, but it seems to be too early.
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Itch.io dev about this situation on Hacker News.
What the absolute fuck? itch.io is fucking massive, how did the registar just treat them like this? goddamn!
I mean, it sounds like a lawsuit to me.
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A takedown request was issued on false grounds.
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This takedown was then actioned without any due process.
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The issue has caused tangible, and measurable, loss (calculable from prior sales records).
Honestly, there needs to be a fixed penalty fine for bad takedowns…
I believe all of this is legal thanks to DMCA.
Domain names arent copyrightable. This falls into trademark laws.
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