And what does that have to do with the digital millenium copyright act? Using a name without permission in a way that can confuse consumers is a trademark violation, not a copyright violation.
It's horrible that the DMCA has turned into a generic weapon in legal online warfare.
agreed, and it sucks that the DMCAs most vocal 'anti-group' (techies) is resorting to such threats so quickly.
Also, pushing misuse of bad legislation "to the max" might be the fastest way to get it fixed.
That really sums up the problem with all governments quite nicely.
Theoretically:
* tip4commit violates the license the code is published under (for example if it has a NonCommercial clause).
* The original author is now the only one who has copyright.
* tip4commit is using safe harbor protections (a user chooses to create a page for a project).
* DMCA is now applicable to protect the copyright of the original author.
Like it or not, the pseudonymous (not anonymous) nature of bitcoin will always attract a high level of illegal and unethical activity. Many people will then use those activities, stories, and experiences to paint bitcoin as a whole. The same holds true for Tor, 4chan, reddit, the internet itself, etc.