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That youtube-dl moment was a really defining moment for me, particularly as a heavy user of youtube-dl and having contributed a PR here or there. GitHub handle
by dannyw 5y ago
That youtube-dl moment was a really defining moment for me, particularly as a heavy user of youtube-dl and having contributed a PR here or there.
GitHub handled the situation really well, both in terms of the course of action it took, as well as setting up new procedures and a legal fund to prevent future incidents like this. Along with the EFF, they have actively promoted the right of developers (and FOSS) to tinker.
I think people don't realise how impactful youtube-dl going the wrong way could be.
- lrvick 5y agoThat was just for show because it was a brand risk. Similar repos without journalists covering them are still banned without dispute. https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/11/2020-11-09-Google.md https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/11/2020-11-0...
- iudqnolq 5y agoIf you read the response letter the EFF prepared you'll see their argument was that the "rolling cipher" yt-dl worked around was not an actual protection measure. They contrast it with widevine, which is. There's a good legal argument yt-dl was legal in the us, and there isn't for the repo you linked to. I think standing up for things that have a plausible argument that they're legal in the US but not things that aren't is a reasonable line for a corporation to draw.