It is allowed in specific circumstances, namely you own the rights to the work you are breaking out or are a researcher. The interpretation of the law that caus

It is allowed in specific circumstances, namely you own the rights to the work you are breaking out or are a researcher. The interpretation of the law that cause GitHub takedowns is overly restrictive and not right. In theory if you are deprived of your ability to access a paid for work you can sue. The problem is, as you might expect, this usually happens once the company is defunct.