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I hope GitHub is willing to put a stop to this, seems like a stretch. Where this thread of logic end? Should python be blocked by DMCA because it is used to compile code that facilitates copyright infringement?
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Agreed that Github needs to push back, but we should also be contacting our legislature so that they are aware of the abuse of law.
True, but that's a longer "sales cycle" (election cycles are usually every 2-4 years) if you will. Tactical response vs strategic response.
> The identified files and code are preconfigured to find and provide infringing copies of our Members’ film and tv content to Nyaa.si users in violation of copyright law.
This is probably what makes this complaint possible.
[0]: https://nyaa.si/
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Doubt, there would be no reason for it to be copyrighted material, it would just be a torrent test
Couldn't the same thing have been said for the problematic youtube-dl test case?
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It really shouldn't. their argument is probably that infringement is the main use case of a torrent tracker. edit: I don't have access to the taken down repo but maybe not: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25836800
In which case it should be easy to show the non-infringing uses. Many linux distributions have torrent downloads just as one example.
The MPA seems to be getting braver with these takedowns, considering how quickly the youtube-dl one got flipped around. This one seems particularly shaky as you could not use it to explicitly download anything - rather to host data of your own (with no explicit requirement for it to be unauthorized copyright violation). EDIT: perhaps just a ploy to unmask the authors of the torrent site?
Github needs to go on the offensive and begin to take action against fraudulent DMCA notices, including justification to seek damages for these claims.
It's a shame how hard they are coming after torrents and copyright content like that. As I kid growing up in Brazil I wouldn't have access to a lot of movies, games and tv shows if weren't for torrents and pirate content. Now a days I can buy these games and pay for a subscription to movies and tv shows, but I learned of them by downloading first.
I wonder how much it hurts a tv show like GOT to have some kid watching it without buying.
The MPA seems to be getting braver with these takedowns, considering how quickly the youtube-dl one got flipped around. This one seems particularly shaky as you could not use it to explicitly download anything - rather to host data of your own (with no explicit requirement for it to be unauthorized copyright violation). EDIT: perhaps just a ploy to unmask the authors of the torrent site?
Github needs to go on the offensive and begin to take action against fraudulent DMCA notices, including justification to seek damages for these claims.
I'm not sure what my point is here other than finding it sad that code hosting is so centralised.