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What is illegal according to the DMCA is not the same as what is legal to include in a DMCA Takedown Request. This is a specific extralegal process for streamli
by gravypod 6y ago
What is illegal according to the DMCA is not the same as what is legal to include in a DMCA Takedown Request. This is a specific extralegal process for streamlining disputes over copyright hosted on a third party's platform.
It's like if someone is loitering outside of a store the store owner doesn't have the right to arrest them and lock them in a cell in their basement. There's a process that needs to be followed by people. Just because loitering may be illegal, and you have the right to post a no loitering sign, doesn't mean you can enforce that on your own.
DMCA Takedowns are an exception that allows parties to quickly remove copywriten material from distribution that comes with heafty penalties (whatever the judge thinks is reasonable) for when something like this goes to court and it's found that the takedown is invalid.
- Kranar 6y agoExcept the RIAA did not issue the specific S512 notice that you, and many other posters are mistakenly referring to. The RIAA sent a notice in reference to S1201 [1] which is specifically about circumvention and which Github explicitly has a section about titled "Complaints about Anti-Circumvention Technology" and linked below [2]. [1] https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/10/2020-10-23-RIAA.md https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/10/2020-10-2... [2] https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/site-policy/guide-to-submitting-a-dmca-takedown-notice#complaints-about-anti-circumvention-technology https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/site-...]
- dredmorbius 6y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24893533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24893533