Re:Popcorn Time repository unavailable due to DMCA takedown
by smsm42 on Monday May 04, 2020 @11:20PM
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Analogies rarely work in law. Just because you can construe some imaginary scenario about murder doesn't mean law actually works this way. DMCA notice is to notify hoster about copyright infringement. Not about any illegal activity whatsoever, but specifically about infringing somebody's copyright on specific works. The content of that repo didn't infringe anybody's copyright, therefore whoever submitted that notice is a liar and possibly a perjurer.
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Re:Popcorn Time repository unavailable due to DMCA takedown
by parsimo2010 on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @12:38AM
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If you read the notice, you'll see that absolutely nowhere did they claim that they owned the copyright to the code. They claimed that the code was being used to infringe on copyrighted works. There are no lies in the notice and no perjury. Nearly everything the notice is factual. The only claim that needs a little support is the claim that PopCornTime's predominant purpose and use is for copyright infringement, but that would take about five minutes to convince a reasonable person.
Re:Popcorn Time repository unavailable due to DMCA takedown
by loeg on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @01:04AM
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Submitting a DMCA takedown notice without claiming copyright is an abuse of the good will of the recipient (Github) and an abuse of the DMCA takedown system. Even if it is not perjury, it should be condemned and rampant abuse should expose parties like MPA to litigation.
Re:Popcorn Time repository unavailable due to DMCA takedown
by huffmsa on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @06:31AM
(#23078451)
So what are they claiming to own the copyright to in that repo?
Re:Popcorn Time repository unavailable due to DMCA takedown
by michaelmrose on Monday May 04, 2020 @11:46PM
(#23076285)
Maybe if just one lawyer lost their license to practice law for commission of a crime people would hesitate to submit fraudulent notices.