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GitHub's pages targeted by porn industry DMCA request to Google

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Re: GitHub's pages targeted by porn industry DMCA request to Google

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Post by staz »

[deleted] wrote: post #2

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I don't think it has anything to do with targeting GitHub in particular they probably just did a blank "grep" on any word that may match their filename.

I predict this will end by a quick retraction and apology, just to avoid more discussions on how this system is in the first place.

Re: GitHub's pages targeted by porn industry DMCA request to Google

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Post by ambrop7 »

I have a great idea for a game. Go to the linked page[1], and find as many facebook/twitter/whatever links as possible.

I mean holy shit, you even get popups when you select text.

Hint: Some of the goodness only shows up if the window is large enough. Responsive facebooking FTW!

[1] http://motherboard.vice.com/read/porn-companies-are-going-af...

Re: GitHub's pages targeted by porn industry DMCA request to Google

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Post by tach4n »

"targeted" seems to be exactly the wrong word to use here, and "going after" decidedly not what is happening which is precisely the problem here - porn companies (or their representatives) are just indiscriminately firing off DMCA take-down requests any time they get spooked about infringers, without regard for where their "bullets" are going.

Re: GitHub's pages targeted by porn industry DMCA request to Google

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Post by hellbanner »

ambrop7 wrote: post #5

I have a great idea for a game. Go to the linked page[1], and find as many facebook/twitter/whatever links as possible. I mean holy shit, you even get popups when you select text. Hint: Some of the goodness only shows up if the window is large enough. Responsive facebooking FTW! [1] http://motherboard.vice.com/read/porn-companies-are-going-af...

Is this just about vice's web design?

Re: GitHub's pages targeted by porn industry DMCA request to Google

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Post by bigbugbag »

janfoeh wrote: post #8

This has been remedied. I would add that Nate Glass, owner of Take Down Piracy, sent a heartfelt apology and has indicated that GitHub.com is now white-listed by his company. https://github.com/knockout/knockout/issues/1674#issuecommen...

What a nice invitation to have a github repository for links and magnets to any material that Take Down Piracy is supposed to protect.
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