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Re:Update: YouTube-dl reinstated thanks to EFF (2020) by jsight on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @03:32PM (#25851600)
Advocating for even more centralization isn't necessarily more productive. I'd love for someone to manage a mirror of all github repos in a place that is less likely to face these kinds of legal jeopardies.

Why not try to direct people toward that, rather than direct them towards crossing their fingers and hoping the lone company wins the fight?

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Re:Update: YouTube-dl reinstated thanks to EFF (2020) by withinboredom on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @04:30PM (#25852261)
Because the only way to “win” a “battle” is to take a stand and “fight,” running and hiding isn’t winning.

By building up sufficient case law, everyone can do things better and the next time this comes in front of law makers, there will be a better understanding of edge cases and better laws can be written.

I’d really love to see a Developer’s Guild or Union that could collectively take on these sorts of fights and argue for all software devs. The EFF can’t stand alone.

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Re:Update: YouTube-dl reinstated thanks to EFF (2020) by jsight on Saturday January 23, 2021 @04:47PM (#25886462)
Interestingly enough, sometimes its the only way to "lose" them. Centralized control within companies has its own issues.
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