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Re:University of Illinois issues DMCA takedown for previous ... by LLWM on Wednesday February 11, 2015 @10:44AM (#9033439)
It's not visible due to the takedowns, but if the students are including the original copyrighted work in its entirety, with their own original additions bundled in, it seems like the DMCA should apply. That's why commentary stuff like MST3K either only distributes their own additions or pays license fees to the copyright holders.
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Re:University of Illinois issues DMCA takedown for previous ... by akerl_ on Wednesday February 11, 2015 @11:05AM (#9033605)
Granted. In that case, this seems fairly easy for the folks who own the repos: Strip the university's IP from their code and re-release. It's a bit obnoxious because it'll gut the git history, but they have a clear path forward.
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