Re:YouTube-dl is now part of GitHub/dmca.git
by yoz-y on Sunday October 25, 2020 @03:45AM
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For one I’d like there to be some punishment for repeated abuse of DMCA. GitHub policies state that repeat offenders can get their accounts suspended/deleted. Why can’t repeat offenders (RIAA) get banned from the system at least? Some increasing back off after a rejected claim was posted? Anything that would make it un-economical to just spam the system with notices wherever you like it because there is no downside to it.
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Re:YouTube-dl is now part of GitHub/dmca.git
by Meph504 on Sunday October 25, 2020 @04:18AM
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I wonder if anyone has written something to find and independently assess the validity of these bulk false DMCA take downs.
Honestly, I'm guessing a ambitious law firm could actually make a good class action suit against these offenders.
Seems like broad, real damages could be justifiably demonstrated.
Re:YouTube-dl is now part of GitHub/dmca.git
by seg_lol on Sunday October 25, 2020 @06:29AM
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If only we could retool SCO for a force-for-good?
Weren't there environmental laws that a private party could sue an offender over and would get a portion of the federal fines?
Seems like a free-market solution that the right would get behind. :)