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Totally agreed about a simple nastygram requiring a takedown. But

> I don't know what the standards are for satire to be fair use. It wasn't very clear that the video was satire, but the nature of satire is that it's not always obvious to everyone. DigitalOcean should not have intervened in a trademark dispute between two different companies outside the DMCA.

The video itself doesn't have much of a leg to stand on. I personally think the approach of the Yes Men is brilliant, but they're obviously operating in a grey area where they can expect censorship via the legal system.

BUT that is irrelevant - it still is not DO's job to act as a judge and skip requiring a bona fide court order, especially when they're clearly dealing with a downstream service provider. If they want to be taken seriously as a platform provider, then they really need to apologize for this incident and fix their policies.

(Also what a horrible title. I guess the NRA stokes more rage with Vice's audience, but Digital Ocean seems to be primary party deserving blame here)