Michael Crook is a shady character who convinced men on Craiglist to reveal photos and personal sexual information about themselves which he published afterwards to embarrass them. He sent a fake DMCA notice Boing Boing in an attempt to stop them publishing a photo of him but they’re laughing at him. Others have now taken up the cause including Thomas Hawk and Fark have a great photoshop contest! Thomas points out that his his real name could be “Scott Vogel”.
The DMCA is supposed to be used for copyright infringement, and he is being sued by the EFF for improperly using it for trying to silence critical sites. Good luck to them!
It’s great when a bully gets what’s coming to him.
2 Comments
TechZ (14 comments.) on November 17, 2006 at 7:48 pm.
Didn’t know about this guy, what a creep..
Adam on November 28, 2006 at 1:10 am.
I am rather familiar with the past actions of Michael Crook. “Shady” is not a word to describe him. Words that can very aptly describe him (That are appropriate to print) include “Hateful,” “Bitter,” “Racist,” “Anti- Semitic,” “Christophobic,” Heartless,” “Twisted,” and just plain “Evil.” His sole purpose seems to be to spread hatred, especially towards people who’ve done nothing to him. If he continues the way he’s been living, it should be interesting to see him stand before God’s Judgment and answer for all that he has done.