Bird to Boing Boing: We’re sorry about sending you a legal-demand letter

Enlarge / Bird Rides Inc. shared electric scooters sit parked in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (credit: Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bird, an electric-scooter company, has now apologized to Boing Boing writer Cory Doctorow for making a recent legal demand over linking to personal 'conversion kits' that enable the removal of Bird’s proprietary hardware from a seized scooter.
Bird spokeswoman Debbie Bass declined to answer Ars' questions but sent a statement on Monday instead.
'Bird celebrates freedom in many ways—freedom from traffic [and] congestion as well as freedom of speech,' the company said. 'In the quest for curbing illegal activities related to our vehicles, our legal team overstretched and sent a takedown request related to the issue to a member of the media. This was our mistake and we apologize to Cory Doctorow.'
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