DMCA abuse: George Caceres, Web Sheriff, John E. Henehan

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Yesterday, our hosting provider forwarded us a DMCA report related to the 877-214-0770 thread. 

The report was submitted by WEB SHERIFF and mentioned GEORGE CACERES as the rights owner, however in the "Infringing Materials" section they did not list any copyright violations. Instead, they wrote about defamation, libellous allegations and even infringement of human rights.

We have to remind Web Sheriff, its lawyer John E. Henehan, and their client George Caceres that DMCA is used to report copyright violations only. We also want to remind them that they can be sued and held liable for not having a valid claim of copyright infringement (one of the examples is case of Online Policy Group v. Diebold).

Online Policy Group v. Diebold:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPG_v._Diebold
    https://www.eff.org/cases/online-policy-group-v-diebold

Other examples of copyfraud:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyfraud

877-214-0770 discussion thread:
    https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-877-214-0770

 

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  • +11
    Joey
    | 5 replies
    Give them SONY's Corporate office number.  Or tell the "Web Sheriff" to take his buddy Eric Holder with him to go fishing someplace else.
  • +9
    CelticDragon
    These jerks are KNOWN for pulling this crap: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Web-Sheriff-John-Giacobbi/internet/Web-Sheriff-John-Giacobbi-Web-Sheriff-is-an-elite-rip-off-company-that-spams-content-own-523852 (you'll have to copy and paste it in your browser)
  • +6
    MzFish
    Unreal!!
    Thanks for sharing
  • +5
    eddy
    | 5 replies
    Can't find any reference to a "John E. Henehan" anywhere, save posts to 800notes.    Anyone have any luck finding the lawyer?
  • +4
    CelticDragon replies to eddy
    | 4 replies
    eddy, I doubt there ever was one (if there is, I apologize in advance). These people prey on sites
  • +2
    Ted replies to Joey
    HA! That was good. Sorry, just had to tell ya it made me laugh!
  • +8
    Sir Bedevere replies to CelticDragon
    | 3 replies
    I agree with CD. I find it hard to believe that a real lawyer would file a flagrantly false DMCA complaint. That would be skirting dangerously close to barratry and loss of one's license to practice law.
  • +7
    CelticDragon replies to Sir Bedevere
    | 2 replies
    Hey Sir B-check that ripoff report for what I'm talking about. Web sheriff fired back a rebuttal that he was going to go and sue THAT site-hasn't happened yet!
  • +7
    Bidness
    | 6 replies
    Looking at the message on Ripoff Report posted by George Caceres, I'm amazed he can function day to day. Very poorly worded and unprofessional; if he ever managed to get into a courtroom, the judge would tear him apart. I encourage anyone who gets anything from this company to take him to court and put him under..
  • +6
    CelticDragon replies to Bidness
    | 5 replies
    Exactly Bidness-this guy is all talk, no action and thinks that threats will get whatever they want. It's BEYOND pathetic.
  • +8
    Sir Bedevere replies to CelticDragon
    | 1 reply
    Wow. That's an impressive level of stupidity and bluster. I note that it was posted in 2009 and, despite "web sheriff's" threats, the complaint is still on line. Seems the "sheriff" has never heard of CDA Section 230.
  • +6
    CelticDragon replies to Sir Bedevere
    Exactly. These morons think that threatening a site will get the reaction they want and it's not gonna work. HEY 'WEB SHERIFF'-if you see this, you're all TALK and no ACTION!
  • +3
    4Q2 replies to CelticDragon
    He makes Jamie Baillie look like a Nobel laureate.
  • +3
    Jim
    | 2 replies
    Web Sherriff's back and forth with the Pirate Bay was pretty funny.  The piratebay.se/legal page isn't accessible now, but you can read it via the Internet Archive:

    https://web.archive.org/web/20100118234147/http://piratebay.se/legal

    Under "White Stripes / WEB SHERIFF".
  • +2
    Jim replies to Jim
    Oops, nevermind, looks like the linked files weren't archived :(
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