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Why should it be illegal?
by Beijinger 2mo ago
Why should it be illegal?
- _ZeD_ 2mo agoIt's not. Op is wrong
- culi 2mo agoIt's been taken down by DMCA copyright strikes on every western platform that could distribute it. That's why you can't find it on the Firefox extension store anymore
- gilrain 2mo agoNone of that means it’s “illegal”. You apparently think something being removed to reduce legal risk means it’s illegal, but that doesn’t follow.
- culi 2mo agoIt's illegal to distribute. Unambiguously. That's how DMCA works. If Mozilla were to add it back to the store, they would be acting illegally.
- culi 2mo agoI don't think it should but it was taken down from Firefox's store because of a DMCA copyright takedown. Firefox was required by law to remove it. Using the extension itself is a legal grey area, but distributing it is usually illegal.
- johannes1234321 2mo ago> because of a DMCA That law doesn't apply to many HN readers
- WD-42 2mo agoIt’s not illegal. But it’s a step too far for some.
- culi 2mo agoIt's unquestionably illegal to distribute. As in, if Mozilla (or anyone else hit by the DMCA) were to add it back to the store, they would be acting illegally.
- account42 2mo agoWhy do people keep repeating this BS. The DMCA doesn't grant random lawyers the ability to make things illegal. All does give platforms the ability to get out of lawsuits by pre-emptively taking down the things mentioned in the notification but that doesn't make not doing that illegal.