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The maintainers of the previous repo didn't get a chance to file a counter-notice. That's why many people are upset at github about this, they took down the rep
by avhon1 6y ago
The maintainers of the previous repo didn't get a chance to file a counter-notice. That's why many people are upset at github about this, they took down the repo (and all of the forks, I think?) as soon as they received the letter from the RIAA.
- makeworld 6y agoYou can file a counter-notice after it gets taken down, and then the repo will be reinstated. That's my understanding of how it usually works.
- athms 6y agoI suspect the problem is the counter notice. You must agree to be held to US law and the maintainer resides in Germany. According to the DMCA, the entity that files a counter notice consents to jurisdiction of the US district court of their residence. If not a resident of the US, jurisdiction is the district where the service provider is located. Once a counter notice is filed, one cannot argue the law doesn't apply because of lack of jurisdiction.
- em-bee 6y agoso instead,they probably have to sue github in germany