{"id":24886,"date":"2014-12-19T12:45:34","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T18:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/?p=24886"},"modified":"2014-12-19T12:45:34","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T18:45:34","slug":"possible-copyright-suit-to-be-continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/2014\/possible-copyright-suit-to-be-continued\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible copyright suit? (To Be Continued…)"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems about time to start a new open thread. For most of you, that will be the only interesting part of this post. <\/p>\n

Other than that… it’s going to be about an email I received which I suspect may have come from copyright troll Linda Ellis. I thought you might enjoy the email. If not.. carry on discussing other things.<\/p>\n

Why do I suspect the email is from Linda Ellis (author of “The Dash”? <\/p>\n

    \n
  1. It originates from IP 162.235.197.19<\/a> which resolves to Marietta, Georgia, United States (US), the city where I believe Linda Ellis resides. <\/li>\n
  2. It alludes to a takedown notice. As some of you know, Linda Ellis sent a DMCA take down notice for content associated with this post<\/a> which hot-links a parody image of Linda Ellis Poetess author of the inspirational life affirming people also known as “The Dash” shown as a troll.<\/li>\n
  3. April Brown has just launched a site to promote her soon to be published book, Poetic Justice<\/a>, . That book discusses Linda Ellis and provides some history about “The Dash” . If Linda learned of the new site, it may have placed her in a more “active” mode than previously and so triggered this email.\n

    By the way, I placed a pre-publication order for Poetic Justice<\/a> but have not yet received nor read the book. I’m hoping the book does well, as I think the best way to deal with Linda’s Ellis’s business model is to make people aware of how it operates. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Of course I may be wrong. It’s possible someone else sent the email. <\/p>\n

    Today’s communique<\/i>.
    \nFor those curious about the email, I have included the content of the email itself as well as the (very boring) entries form my access logs which show someone arriving from google image search, <\/p>\n

    To:
    \nWebmaster<\/p>\n

    Name:
    \nGP<\/p>\n

    Email:
    \ngoodprevails@gmail.com<\/p>\n

    Subject:
    \nDamages $$$$$<\/p>\n

    Message:
    \nTakedown notice was issued on copyrighted photo. Copyrighted photo was not removed. NOW is the damages phase. Google it. Talk to a lawyer because one will be talking to you soon. DAMAGE$ $$$$ \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

    Akismet Spam Check: passed
    \nSent from (ip address): 162.235.197.19
    \n(162-235-197-19.lightspeed.tukrga.sbcglobal.net)
    \nDate\/Time: December 19, 2014 3:34 pm
    \nComing from (referer): http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/
    \nUsing (user agent): Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    So, I guess I should be expecting a process server to knock on my door any minute know. If so, yes, I’ll get a lawyer. Meanwhile, I’m not too worried about accusations of copyright violation over a hotlinked image. <\/p>\n

    As I wish to retain copies, here are the hits to the blog post:<\/p>\n

    162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:36 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/2013\/dont-post-linda-elliss-the-dash\/ HTTP\/1.1\" 200 54881 \"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0CAMQjxw&url=http%3A%2F%2Frankexploits.com%2Fmusings%2F2013%2Fdont-post-linda-elliss-the-dash%2F&ei=ykKUVOv3NYamgwSJmoGICQ&bvm=bv.82001339,d.eXY&psig=AFQjCNGX3OVklaPAVYo7Fg91OLSbdH1TEw&ust=1419089193715121\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:40 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/plugins\/akismet\/_inc\/form.js?ver=3.0.4 HTTP\/1.1\" 200 982 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/2013\/dont-post-linda-elliss-the-dash\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:40 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/plugins\/editable-comments\/dialog\/styles.css?ver=4.0.1 HTTP\/1.1\" 200 28426 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/2013\/dont-post-linda-elliss-the-dash\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:40 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Turn_Around_Schools_Ellis_Took_Down-500x301.png HTTP\/1.1\" 304 167 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/2013\/dont-post-linda-elliss-the-dash\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:41 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/UnpopularityContest-500x406.png HTTP\/1.1\" 304 167 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/2013\/dont-post-linda-elliss-the-dash\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:41 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Non-liability.png HTTP\/1.1\" 304 166 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/2013\/dont-post-linda-elliss-the-dash\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:41 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Non-liability-500x206.png HTTP\/1.1\" 304 167 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/2013\/dont-post-linda-elliss-the-dash\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:41 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Ellis_habit_of_editing-500x188.png HTTP\/1.1\" 304 167 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/2013\/dont-post-linda-elliss-the-dash\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:41 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/plugins\/BanNasties\/avatars\/today_image.php?uri=\/GrizeldaPeering.jpg&Days=14352&Post=rankexploits.com\/musings\/2013\/dont-post-linda-elliss-the-dash\/&IP=162.235.197.19 HTTP\/1.1\" 200 1431 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/2013\/dont-post-linda-elliss-the-dash\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n[...]
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:46 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/contact-lucia\/ HTTP\/1.1\" 200 81408 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/2013\/dont-post-linda-elliss-the-dash\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:49 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/plugins\/si-contact-form\/captcha\/images\/refresh.png HTTP\/1.1\" 200 1376 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:49 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/plugins\/si-contact-form\/captcha\/securimage_show.php?prefix=wrJcdEdHJhFSBpfG HTTP\/1.1\" 200 6578 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:50 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_sad.gif HTTP\/1.1\" 304 164 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:50 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=1.2.1 HTTP\/1.1\" 200 7484 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:50 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/plugins\/si-contact-form\/includes\/fscf-scripts.js?ver=163 HTTP\/1.1\" 200 974 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:51 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/plugins\/BanNasties\/avatars\/today_image.php?uri=\/GrizeldaPeering.jpg&Days=14352&Post=rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/&IP=162.235.197.19 HTTP\/1.1\" 200 1431 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:51 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.js?ver=1.11.1 HTTP\/1.1\" 200 96093 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:26:52 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/ui\/jquery.ui.core.min.js?ver=1.10.4 HTTP\/1.1\" 200 4573 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\" <\/p>\n

    [...]
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:34:00 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/plugins\/si-contact-form\/includes\/ctf-loading.gif HTTP\/1.1\" 200 3037 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:33:59 -0800] \"POST \/musings\/contact-lucia\/ HTTP\/1.1\" 200 80230 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:34:02 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/wp-content\/plugins\/BanNasties\/avatars\/today_image.php?uri=\/GrizeldaPeering.jpg&Days=14352&Post=rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/&IP=162.235.197.19 HTTP\/1.1\" 200 1430 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:34:05 -0800] \"GET \/musings HTTP\/1.1\" 301 497 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n162.235.197.19 - - [19\/Dec\/2014:07:34:05 -0800] \"GET \/musings\/ HTTP\/1.1\" 200 9484 \"http:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/contact-lucia\/\" \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_9_5) AppleWebKit\/537.78.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/7.0.6 Safari\/537.78.2\"
    \n<\/code><\/p>\n

    Anyway… carry on! Or if you are an attorney (or play on on the internet) feel free to speculate on whether we have entered the “Damages” phase. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    It seems about time to start a new open thread. For most of you, that will be the only interesting part of this post. Other than that… it’s going to be about an email I received which I suspect may have come from copyright troll Linda Ellis. I thought you might enjoy the email. If … Continue reading Possible copyright suit? (To Be Continued…)<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[428],"tags":[443],"class_list":["post-24886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-copyright-2","tag-linda-ellis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26873,"href":"https:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24886\/revisions\/26873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rankexploits.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}