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jhare on Jan 19, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: GitHub has received a DMCA from MPA about torrent ...

Github bowing to these requests is really disappointing. Makes me sad.

meibo on Jan 19, 2021 [–]

U.S. organizations need to follow U.S. law.

Github has shown that they're trying to fight these things, with yt-dl reinstatement and a recent donation to the EFF.

https://github.blog/2020-11-16-standing-up-for-developers-yo...

Dylan16807 on Jan 19, 2021 | [–]

After reviewing the claim, the law lets them choose whether they want to take it down in exchange for immunity.

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