Re:Popcorn Time repository unavailable due to DMCA takedown
by littlestymaar on Monday May 04, 2020 @11:12PM
(#23076072)
> However, I'm not sure it's Github's job to decide that. In theory PopcornTime can file a counternotice saying the do indeed own everything in the repo.
They'll probably do so, as it's not the first time this happen to them, I guess now they know pretty well how to deal with that kind of harassment.
Re:Popcorn Time repository unavailable due to DMCA takedown
by Dylan16807 on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @04:59AM
(#23077953)
Also, Popcorn Time doesn't circumvent anything. It only distributes and plays.
However, the section involving takedown notices doesn't seem to be related: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/512
So as best as my non-lawyer brain can figure, one shouldn't use the DMCA to take down anything other that content that infringes the copyright of the person sending the DMCA notice. Since the attachments to the DMCA notice were redacted, we can't see what they're claiming as direct infringement.
However, I'm not sure it's Github's job to decide that. In theory PopcornTime can file a counternotice saying the do indeed own everything in the repo.