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Re: DMCA, Easylist, Adblock, Copyright Access Control and Admiral

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Post by carlosdp » Fri, Aug 11, 2017, 8:11 PM UTC

stordoff wrote: post #23

> We asked them 24 days ago to remove functionalclam[.]com on the original commit. / Their response seemed to indicate they would only take action if GitHub agreed. That's your take on that interaction? To me, the commit comment reads as someone borderline impersonating GitHub. "has been reported to circumvent copyright access controls" - reported to whom, exactly? By linking to GitHub's policies, you suggest that it…

This comment should be higher, they literally tried to impersonate a Github "dmcahelper" bot.

Far cry from "We asked them 24 days ago to remove functionalclam[.]com on the original commit."

Re: DMCA, Easylist, Adblock, Copyright Access Control and Admiral

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Post by BenjiWiebe » Fri, Aug 11, 2017, 8:20 PM UTC

jasonkostempski wrote: post #24

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #14

How would one configure Adblock Plus to ensure Admiral's domains are blocked irrespective of whether EasyList capitulates? (Asking as a hypothetical, of course.)

Are you using Adblock Plus on purpose? It is no longer an ad blocking tool.

I use ABP and don't see any ads.

Re: DMCA, Easylist, Adblock, Copyright Access Control and Admiral

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Post by jasonkostempski » Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 2:38 AM UTC

mgbmtl wrote: post #26

jasonkostempski wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you using Adblock Plus on purpose? It is no longer an ad blocking tool.

For what it's worth, ABP's slogan is "Surf the web without annoying ads" and they've gone to court to defend that. (I stick to ABP for this reason, and disable the "display acceptable ads" option -- assuming that's what your rant is about?)

Slogans don't mean anything. It's now an extortion tool. Their definition of "acceptable" is already bad (tracking of any kind is unacceptable) and subject to change on a whim. Maybe your "option" won't work one day. Why not just use a tool without a huge conflict of interest? EFF will continue to fight against legal threats against ad blocking. ABP needs to defend it because they want to continue extorting large companies.