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They do reveal their identity to the court, just not to any Joe Shmoe who stole their work, or to any rando who's looking at a Github repo.
by elpocko 2y ago
They do reveal their identity to the court, just not to any Joe Shmoe who stole their work, or to any rando who's looking at a Github repo.
- thayne 2y agoThere is no court involved in DMCA takedown notices, unless the hosting service fails to comply. That's the problem. Maybe, you could sue back for a bad faith incorrect takedown notice. But that's really hard to do if you don't even know who sent the takedown request.
- elpocko 2y agoYou can get a court involved. Or you, the accused, could simply ask Github for the identity of the claimant. Publishing private details of everyone involved on some website, for everyone to see, is not a prerequisite for due legal process.