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A comment on Philipp Hagemeister, former YouTube-dl maintainer re: takedown. Parent comment

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.

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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?
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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.
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