GitHub censored my research data
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GitHub censored my research data
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Re: GitHub censored my research data
#2Isn't pastebin the correct site to post lists like this?
Re: GitHub censored my research data
#3Article doesn't say that gitlab censored the list, though the gitlab link is a 404.
Also, are they actually using DMCA to get these lists taken down? If so, isn't there some penalty for filing a false DMCA?
Re: GitHub censored my research data
#4I don't know enough about these kinds of situations yet to form a reasonable argument for-or-against. Is what was done considered a kind, favourable thing for the developers behind those sites or is it something that shouldn't have been displayed?
Re: GitHub censored my research data
#5Article doesn't say that gitlab censored the list, though the gitlab link is a 404. Also, are they actually using DMCA to get these lists taken down? If so, isn't there some penalty for filing a false DMCA?
The first comment mentions it was taken down about an hour ago.
Re: GitHub censored my research data
#6The article states the lists were taken down but does not say why. Perhaps there will be an explanation forthcoming from Github or the researcher.
Re: GitHub censored my research data
#7How exactly does publishing a list of malware-infected stores fall under the DMCA? I always thought DMCA was meant to be for copyright infringement cases.
I didn't see the list, but did it by any chance contain the logos of the online stores? If it did, the DMCA notices make sense.
Re: GitHub censored my research data
#8Discussion of origin of the list here
Re: GitHub censored my research data
#9I don't know enough about these kinds of situations yet to form a reasonable argument for-or-against. Is what was done considered a kind, favourable thing for the developers behind those sites or is it something that shouldn't have been displayed?
It doesn't matter what is kind for the devs, it matters that their website has malware causing their user's data to be compromised.
Re: GitHub censored my research data
#10How exactly does publishing a list of malware-infected stores fall under the DMCA? I always thought DMCA was meant to be for copyright infringement cases. I didn't see the list, but did it by any chance contain the logos of the online stores? If it did, the DMCA notices make sense.
Compilations can be copyrighted. There's a long legal history on the topic. Also, logos are generally a topic for trademark laws, not so much copyright.