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Censorship resistant (maybe?) with the DMCA as a really large caveat? The RIAA managed to get Github to (temporarily) take down the youtube-dl repository [1].
by hn_acker 2y ago
Censorship resistant (maybe?) with the DMCA as a really large caveat? The RIAA managed to get Github to (temporarily) take down the youtube-dl repository [1].
The DMCA frequently gets abused to take down criticism [2] and cripple business competitors [3].
[1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/github-reinstates-youtube-dl-after-riaas-abuse-dmca https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/github-reinstates-yout...
[2] https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/04/square-enix-appears-to-be-using-the-dmca-takedown-process-to-silence-criticism/ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/04/square-enix-appears-to-b...
[3] https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/11/vietnamese-duo-hit-with-injunction-after-117000-bogus-dmca-claims/ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/11/vietnamese-duo-hit-with-...