Earlier today, after being inspired by /u/Daurgothoth I uploaded a Bitcoin Vs. Western Union Ad mocking WU's questionable use of grammar whilst comparing their prices to bitcoin. It ended up on top of /r/bitcoin and, multiple @westernunion tweets later, I was quite surprised to find my original upload has been mysteriously 'disappeared'.
I can only assume this was due to a complaint from WU that the ad infringes their trademark/copyright. Only problem being - it doesn't. The ad clearly falls under the rulings on Comparative Advertising.
So, as I imagine the furious WU PR department scrambling into damage limitation mode, resorting to spurious copyright takedowns as their only means to suppress from the public the embarrassing truth that bitcoin poses to their archaic business model... I can't help but reflect on how far we've come in the last year.
It is clear bitcoin is no longer at the 'first they laughed' stage and WU have moved into full on 'fight' mode - a year ago WU wouldn't have even blinked.
Yet, there's only so much fighting the truth you can do before you eventually self-destruct; especially when you're fighting an 'enemy' that is a decentralised movement of people with no board of directors, leaders, or obvious targets (beyond the odd redditor) to be bullied.
I guess it's bitcoiners that can do the laughing now.
EDIT: Some 4 hours or so after contacting imgur and requesting a copy of any applicable DMCA takedown notices, it appears the hard image link has just been reinstated (although the gallery/comment page is still down).
Submitted November 22, 2014 at 06:24AM by smeggletoot http://ift.tt/1uNSPdl