If you work for a company that tries to push me into their tests, consider my job application withdrawn.
HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
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Re: HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
#22Why is a YC company not held to a better standard? This is poor form.
What makes you think YC companies have any different standards than the rest of the corporate world? If anything startups are deliberately held to a lower standard on the justification of “disruption”. YC is a way to make people money first and foremost. Don’t be shocked.
YC considers "no assholes" to be a competitive advantage.
Re: HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
#23What was the exact part DMCA'ed? Was it documentation?
I am curious also here about opensource. What was the license if any?
Also, which license allows you to copy (and modify) for your own use, whether personal or not to reproduce?
Re: HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
#24GitHub is partially responsible here too. It seems the action is remove first ask questions later. Why can’t there be more protection? Innocent until proven guilty, anyone?
Re: HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
#25GitHub is partially responsible here too. It seems the action is remove first ask questions later. Why can’t there be more protection? Innocent until proven guilty, anyone?
That's not GitHub's decision. It's the way the law works. They have a thorough explanation with links to viewpoints challenging DMCA on the submitted page.
Re: HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
#26Insane. Common person has to own the burden.
Re: HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
#27> I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Too bad these perjery-as-a-service companies never get held to account.
The notice I've seen from them lists their address as being in New Garden Town, Lahore, Pakistan. I don't expect they're worried about the repercussions.
Re: HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
#28What does HackerRank gain from DMCAing this and allegedly some PHP docs?
Re: HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
#29What does HackerRank gain from DMCAing this and allegedly some PHP docs?
Nothing, but the company they contracted with that's screwing up is probably getting a good paycheck
Re: HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
#30GitHub is partially responsible here too. It seems the action is remove first ask questions later. Why can’t there be more protection? Innocent until proven guilty, anyone?
That's not GitHub's decision. It's the way the law works. They have a thorough explanation with links to viewpoints challenging DMCA on the submitted page.
They can legally reinstate the pages with a simple counter-claim / attestation though, but they don’t seem to have implemented that feature of the DMCA yet.