NY Times Sends Cease and Desist to Canadian Over Name of Paywall Script
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Is this the best approach NYT?
They’re tempting the Streisand Effect here. Instead of paying lawyers to sue somebody exposing a hole in their paywall, NYT should pay a programmer to close the hole.
They’re probably focused on Trademark because it’s an easier case to make than a DMCA violation.