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Wait.. What happened?

Oh darn...

 

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I still don't understand what happened. Did he threaten to sue CT?

 

Me niether. Looks like he got upset about some other member using a specific avatar and he said something about a violation to do so.. Crazy stuff.

 

see post #96 copied here

prolly this ..
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-mintmark-do-you-see.331205/page-4#post-3317329

and you can read the thread backwards to see the circus.

 

What photograph is he talking about, though? His property or something? Strange.

On a side note, I wonder if this is a paradigm shift of sorts for CT. There have been legal threats (passive though they may be) before. Makes me wonder if anyone who mentions such a thing will get booted now before they know what happened.

 

The other person .. cascadecoin ?? was using an avatar that was Kurts which has since been removed (and empty). Kurt used it once a long time ago. He apparently has the licensing rights for it.

It was an image of Kurt with long curved forward side burns. He posted it here a long time ago one some thread about avatars?

I can't search for it by his name (posted by member) becz his name has been removed.

 

Jesus... who the heck cares? Cascadecoin was a dork for trolling that way and he got exactly what he wanted: Namely, an outraged, out-of-his-mind Bellman that should've known better than to respond. Sigh.

 

I think Kurt's picture of himself in a suit that used to be his avatar was modified with additional facial hair and was the offender's avatar.

 

That kills all of my sympathy for him. I would have booted him for that too, and the ban should be permanent. The language about "owning" Coin Talk shows what an ignorant blowhard he really is. Unless he registered his copyright within a short time window after publication, statutory damages and attorney's fees are not available for pre-registration infringement meaning he is limited to his de minimis actual damages which are less than the filing fee. See 17 U.S.C. 412. I agree that Coin Talk should have booted him and removed ALL of his content. Kudos to @Peter T Davis for doing the right thing!

 

So this guy joins up two weeks ago and somehow manages to dig out an old photo owned by Kurt? Methinks Cascadecoin had an agenda.

 

Oh, good grief. Life lesson here: someone trying to draw you into a fight? Ignore or kindly deflect as best you can. That goes for in real life, too, btw. We aren't 17 anymore. Anyone here want to get arrested for assault because you let someone get to ya? Not me.

Edit to add: There's a guy sitting in jail here locally. He got in a road rage incident and both men pulled off the highway. One punched the other, knocking him out. But when he fell his head bounced off the pavement and the guy died shortly thereafter. I bet both were real keen on showing how mad they were and what tough guys they could be. Now one is dead and the other one wishes he was.

 

Then it sounds like a parody making fun of Bellman that might very well have been lawful under the Fair Use Doctrine.

 

More drama than my daughters High School cheerleading squad.

 

For some reason this conjures up an image of Bellman in my mind with a cheerleading suit and pom poms. I may never get over the trauma.

 

"Give me a D, M, C, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA - take down!"

 

So if he did in fact do what you say (i.e. "registered his copyright within a short time window after publication"), then your sympathy would be restored? lol

 

No. I'm merely pointing out the error for Peter and admin. I have no sympathy for a childish, litigious jerk. He was over the top as it was, but threats cross the line.

 

That right there will count as a point against you if you don't edit it, EAC...

 

I just found someone worthy of an iggy...

 

Dig dig dig that hole deeper lol