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This is part of the DMCA process. Github takes it down until they get a counter-claim from the repo owner, don't think they really have much of a choice in it,
by kadoban 6y ago
This is part of the DMCA process. Github takes it down until they get a counter-claim from the repo owner, don't think they really have much of a choice in it, legally.
- shmerl 6y agoYeah, this process is messed up. It gives preference to abusers, instead of making them prove things to take something down.
- kadoban 6y agoIt is messed up in practice, yeah. The counter to that is supposed to be that if you submit totally bogus claims you can be prosecuted for an actual crime, but as far as I know that never happens, at least for the big players.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> This is part of the DMCA process. Github takes it down until they get a counter-claim from the repo owner, don't think they really have much of a choice in it, legally. They have a choice, but if they would be liable for hosting the content but for the DMCA safe harbor, failing to take it down when they receive compliant takedown notice means that they are then exposed to that liability because they are outside of the safe harbor.