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Indeed, a 512(c) takedown notice is the way to do it. GitHub is extremely unlikely to ignore it. I run user generated content websites and would never ignore a notice. You definitely don't need to hire a lawyer to write it either. Just follow the notification guidelines in 17 U.S Code § 512(c)(3).

> [Doppel] filed a trademark infringement complaint regarding his site, claiming to be working on Flock’s behalf. Doppel says that the site is using the trademark “FLOCK SAFETY” without authorization

Warning to anyone who receives these types of notices from Doppel. They are a defamation-as-a-service company. If the frivolous trademark notice doesn't work, they will follow it up with a letter to your host claiming that you're running a phishing website. If your host is lazy and paranoid (like OVH), they will block your IP immediately, and you'll have to deal with the fallout. Expect the letter to be sent on a Friday afternoon too.

Unethical IP lawyers spew that nonsense all the time. Failing to enforce your trademark against a tiny alleged infringer has no effect on your trademark rights at all.

Almost no chargeback will ever go to arbitration though. So it's not like this new fee is the reason behind the change. Patrick Collison is (probably) just exploiting his position in the market to squeeze more money out of merchants.

I sure wish there was more competition in the payment marketplace. During the early Stripe years, I thought Patrick would be above this nonsense (even without competitive pressure). Not so!

I think it's more about running up the legal bill of the defendant. It costs virtually nothing to include a spurious claim in a complaint (it can literally be a sentence or two). The defense has the burden of getting the weak claim dismissed with pages and pages of arguments (because they don't want any chance of it slipping through).

The bar for a "shotgun" complaint is way too high in the legal system.

That's been the case for a long time. I made a big stink about not being able to fill out my census survey to my congresswomen. It got nowhere.

This post caught my attention because I do the same thing! Yes, it absolutely works.

I would agree. I'm the defendant in a (frivolous) trademark infringement case and my firm (which does work for the EFF) averages about 2 hours per (substantial) page, at a rate of $500/hour. I do wonder in the back of my mind if I'm being taken to the cleaners...

1. Is it possible to cancel without contacting support?

2. Is it possible to refund the last charge within 3-7 days if the account hasn't been used (without contacting support)?

3. Do you send an email before each recurring charge?

Small businesses do not routinely send pennies to the UAE. Countries do not have unlimited resources to chase after you. The law cannot be universally enforced, so the government has to pick and choose its battles. And they aren't going to bother with you. You need to be concerned about the tax law in the country you reside and have citizenship.

Can you share which company your $5m policy is with? I'm considering umbrella coverage, and $25/month is a crazy good deal.

If you are the target of automated copyright trolling, inspect your server logs whenever you get a notice. Some troll bots will (surprisingly) use an honest HTTP user agent so you can easily block it.

I've done this a few times, and was pleasantly surprised it actually worked. It's a lot easier than going to court.

Someone tell this to the US Census Bureau please. They send you threatening letters demanding you fill out a survey ("Your response is REQUIRED by law"), but then block every non-US ISP from accessing it. I wrote my congresswoman, the US Digital Service (it was a hail mary) and Kevin Deardorff (the "chief" of the particular survey I have to take), and no one cares about the millions of Americans abroad.

I could probably sign up for a VPN service and take it, but then again, they could be blocking VPN services too.