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Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by Rochus on Sunday October 25, 2020 @01:33PM (#24888105)
Remain objective (if your personality allows it). What the Americans do is their business, even if it is in the gray area also there. But the cease and desists to (ex-)developers in Germany are simply tasteless. And the project should move to a server in Switzerland.

EDIT: and please be specific which sections of the Readme justify such action by the IP owners or their (effectively legitimate) representatives, or the github responsibles.

Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by Mindwipe on Sunday October 25, 2020 @04:55PM (#24889809)
> But the cease and desists to (ex-)developers in Germany are simply tasteless.

Anti-circumvention law (and bluntly copyright law in general) is a lot stronger in Germany than it is in the US.

Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by Rochus on Sunday October 25, 2020 @05:27PM (#24890039)
Do you have evidence for this statement?
Re:Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: tak... by mafuy on Sunday October 25, 2020 @11:11PM (#24892527)
I'm German. Can confirm. It sucks.