RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub
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RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub
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Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub
#2Any reason why youtube-dl hasn't filed a counter-takedown notice?
Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub
#3Any reason why youtube-dl hasn't filed a counter-takedown notice?
This isn't a 512 notice, so a counternotice is not possible.
Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub
#4TL;DR: Someone uploaded 3 (yes three) mp3s, which will be duly removed if they haven't been already. Torrentfreak bothered to tell the RIAA, to generate further drama and ad views, but even they weren't interested.
This has nothing to do with youtube-dl; it's just someone annoyed about it doing something completely pointless.
Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub
#5Does one imagine that the RIAA is substantially worried about this? I don't. I'm sure they see it as a total win.
Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub
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Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub
#7TL;DR: Someone uploaded 3 (yes three) mp3s, which will be duly removed if they haven't been already. Torrentfreak bothered to tell the RIAA, to generate further drama and ad views, but even they weren't interested. This has nothing to do with youtube-dl; it's just someone annoyed about it doing something completely pointless.
In what way are you buried? I can see your comment.
Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub
#8Which will lead to GitHub adding content filters which will lead to false flags and rejected commits which will lead to algorithms wrongly flagging existing content in your repo which will lead to a byzantine appeal processes which ...
... no wait, that was my Youtube channel.
Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub
#9TL;DR: Someone uploaded 3 (yes three) mp3s, which will be duly removed if they haven't been already. Torrentfreak bothered to tell the RIAA, to generate further drama and ad views, but even they weren't interested. This has nothing to do with youtube-dl; it's just someone annoyed about it doing something completely pointless.
In what way are you buried? I can see your comment.
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Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub
#10Does one imagine that the RIAA is substantially worried about this? I don't. I'm sure they see it as a total win.
Agreed. If the people behind these take-down requests actually ended piracy, they'd be out of a job.