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not sure MS will be too concerned about Google losing ad revenue

• hundchenkatze 5y ago
  Maybe not, but MS does follow the DMCA takedown process. > "If the notice alleges that the entire contents of a repository infringe, or a package infringes, we will skip to Step 6 and disable the entire repository or package expeditiously." [0] This is what was going on with some Grand Theft Auto mods[1] and youtube-dl [2] [0] https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/content-removal-policies/dmca-takedown-policy#a-how-does-this-actually-work https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/content-removal-polic... [1] https://www.thegamer.com/taketwo-dmca-takedowns-gta-mods/ https://www.thegamer.com/taketwo-dmca-takedowns-gta-mods/ [2] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/youtube-dl-removed-from-github-after-riaa-dmca-notice/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/youtube-dl-re...
  • judge2020 5y ago
    So does everyone else. Only self-hosted gives you the ability to ignore DMCA takedowns because the same entity is taking liability for either not following a dmca or performing the actual copyright infringement.
  • chii 5y ago
    > MS does follow the DMCA takedown process. which would be bad if the repo had any copyrighted materials. But does it?
  • blibble 5y ago
    you're not thinking like a bureaucrat they can do it exceptionally slowly and specifically