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337 mentions on Hacker News by 293 people: 90 stories, 247 comments · first 2011-01-29 · latest 2026-10-15

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  1. ▲ 2
    2023-03-24-twitter.md
    story by lopkeny12ko · 2023-03-27 · 0 comments
  2. I've got to admit I get a kick out of the fact that the GitHub username was "FreeSpeechEnthusiast" https://github.com/github/dmca/blame/master/2023/03/2023-03-...
    comment by stusmall · 2023-03-26 · in Twitter Says Parts of Its Source Code Were Leaked Online
  3. …like they're asserting copyright on the "content," i.e. presumably the weights themselves. [0] https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2023/03/2023-03-2...
    comment by chatmasta · 2023-03-24 · in Facebook is going after LLaMA repos with DMCA's
  4. Actual takedown notice: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2023/03/2023-03-2...
    comment by ronsor · 2023-03-23 · in Meta DMCAs llama-dl Repository
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    Facebook takes down llama-dl from GitHub via DMCA
    story by kappuchino · 2023-03-21 · 3 comments
  6. …that repo (eg without using the search feature), doesn't show any likely looking candidates either: https://github.com/github/dmca/tree/master/2023/02 That being said, the most recent dated one was 23rd Feb (last Thursday), so it does seem…
    comment by justinclift · 2023-02-27 · in DMCA Takedown of iptv-org/iptv on GitHub
  7. Github posts their DMCA claims, and I'm not seeing one for iptv https://github.com/github/dmca/search?q=iptv&type=
    comment by boomboomsubban · 2023-02-27 · in DMCA Takedown of iptv-org/iptv on GitHub
  8. …publishers spiegel.de, bild.de etc. And yes, ROT-13 wouldn't be an adequate protection either. [1] https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/11/2020-11-1...
    comment by super256 · 2023-02-13 · in Mozilla removes Bypass Paywalls Clean extension from its add-ons repository
  9. …request, it just was from the City of London Police and cited the aforementioned UK laws. See: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2023/01/2023-01-1...
    comment by naturalauction · 2023-02-05 · in Pirate Bay Proxy Defeats Police’s GitHub Takedown with DMCA Counternotice
  10. …text of DMCA is completely irrelevant. Github posts these notices in a redacted form: Notice: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2023/01/2023-01-11-piratebay.md Counter Notice: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2023/01/2023…
    comment by thethirdone · 2023-01-19 · in Pirate Bay Proxy Site Challenges Police DMCA Takedown at GitHub
  11. …takedowns. Suprisingly not Google (the original Vanced) or the MPAA (youtube-dl) this time. [0]: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/12/2022-12-0... [1]: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/12/2022-12-0...
    comment by noirscape · 2022-12-09 · in ReVanced DMCA Takedown on GitHub
  12. There are two different DMCA claims. The other one comes from a solo dev it seems - https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/a16b28b081e2302d4212caa7... . > So let's get this right, a Swiss company abusing the fact that Github is US hosted is…
    comment by that_guy_iain · 2022-12-09 · in ReVanced DMCA Takedown on GitHub
  13. The DMCA notice: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/12/2022-12-0... And the complaint itself: > On GitHub at https://github.com/revanced/revanced-patches there is a patch that unlocks the subscription without payment for…
    comment by pitched · 2022-12-09 · in ReVanced DMCA Takedown on GitHub
  14. …Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23486887 Complaint text: https://github.com/github/dmca/commit/e6911fbf79c67c6f9e834c...
    comment by trynewideas · 2022-11-23 · in Atlas OS: A Windows version designed for gamers
  15. …of GitHub that would result in a public[1] take-down notice being filed for transparency. [1] https://github.com/github/dmca
    comment by roastedpeacock · 2022-08-12 · in The hacking of Starlink terminals has begun
  16. …under the section "Please provide a detailed description of the original copyrighted work". [1] https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/04/2022-04-0... [2] https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/03/2022-03-1...
    comment by kwertzzz · 2022-04-28 · in The SymPy/HackerRank DMCA Incident
  17. …your work, they'll simply take it right back down again, like a yo-yo. Much cheaper than lawyers. https://github.com/github/dmca/search?q=TheRayTracer This is what the process looks like when you're not HN-front-page support tier. (I'm not…
    comment by perihelions · 2022-04-28 · in The SymPy/HackerRank DMCA Incident
  18. ▲ 2
    NY Times DMCA takedown request for a Wordle archive
    story by yuriko · 2022-04-28 · 0 comments
  19. …Should it be GitHub's responsibility that the students comply with their honor code? [1] https://github.com/github/dmca [2] https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/03/2022-03-1...
    comment by kwertzzz · 2022-04-28 · in The SymPy/HackerRank DMCA Incident
  20. https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/04/2022-04-1... and still more DMCA notices going in since this post has been up, Looks like they still haven't learnt there lesson despite what they have said in this thread
    comment by philderbeast · 2022-04-20 · in HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
  21. I think it did come back up, and then went down again: https://github.com/github/dmca/search?q=TheRayTracer HackerRank/WorthIT didn't dispute the counternotice (AFAICT), but instead they re-filed the same DMCA notice again, four months…
    comment by perihelions · 2022-04-20 · in HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
  22. It seams that HackerRank has about 27 DMCA take-downs on GitHub. See https://github.com/github/dmca/search?q=HackerRank
    comment by senden9 · 2022-04-20 · in HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
  23. Thank you, this gives a lot of insight into what is going on. This one tells the whole story: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/ea3736a0c4c9574e0c8cea06...
    comment by raymondh · 2022-04-20 · in HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
  24. …them on their platform without permission. Archive of the allegedly infringing page is here[1]. 0: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/04/2022-04-1... 1: https://web.archive.org/web/20220114132753/https://docs.symp...
    comment by judge2020 · 2022-04-20 · in HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
  25. …policy to take down the repository without even a standby period (perhaps with a warning?). See https://github.com/github/dmca/pull/10944 : > Before disabling any content in relation to this takedown notice, GitHub > - contacted the owners…
    comment by brasic · 2022-04-20 · in HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
  26. …hacker rank doesn't publish their solutions, and the solution is the sole work of the author: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/ea3736a0c4c9574e0c8cea06... it's still offline for DCMA, since Dec '21
    comment by MarkMarine · 2022-04-20 · in HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
  27. …hacker rank doesn't publish their solutions, and the solution is the sole work of the author: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/ea3736a0c4c9574e0c8cea06... guess what, it's still offline for DCMA.
    comment by MarkMarine · 2022-04-20 · in HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
  28. …for copyright[3]. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20220114132753/https://docs.symp... [2] https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/04/2022-04-1... [3] https://www.copyright.gov/what-is-copyright/
    comment by paranoidrobot · 2022-04-20 · in HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
  29. List of takedown notices from HackerRank to GitHub: https://github.com/github/dmca/search?q=HackerRank&type=
    comment by xucheng · 2022-04-20 · in HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
  30. …method of submitting in their dmca repository readme [1], and in every takedown notice, as well. [1]: github.com/github/dmca/ > Our help articles provide more details on our DMCA takedown policy and [how to file a counter notice][2]. [2]:…
    comment by gurjeet · 2022-04-20 · in HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
  31. …is down …seems like a lame move for a programming-oriented company. The takedown message is here – https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/04/2022-04-1... And the offending page is archived here, I wonder what part they wanted…
    comment by hrldcpr · 2022-04-19 · in HackerRank (YC S11) DMCA'ed the SymPy Docs [fixed]
  32. Fun to read through those. A strange one is a DMCA issued by an open source project/company: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/04/2022-04-0... . Does anyone know anything about this strange war between the maintainer and some…
    comment by riedel · 2022-04-09 · in GitHub Text of government takedown notices as received
  33. It does publish the DMCA notices at https://github.com/github/dmca , which is a lot more transparent than most companies. At the end of the day GitHub has to comply with the law, whether they like it or not. And looking through that list…
    comment by Beltalowda · 2022-04-09 · in GitHub Text of government takedown notices as received
  34. …way to defend ytdl without the pretense of acting like this cat-and-mouse game isn't going on. [0] https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/11/2020-11-1...
    comment by md224 · 2022-03-07 · in The campaign to shut down YouTube-dl continues
  35. …russia, geo-blocking) for the russian government, otherwise you will be banned in Russia. [1] https://github.com/github/dmca/commit/794fd2415b09b11f8a5458...
    comment by mritzmann · 2022-03-02 · in You need to turn that system off. Right now. This isn't a request.
  36. ▲ 2
    Apple's internal software leaked (DMCA takedown request)
    story by schleck8 · 2022-01-15 · 1 comment
  37. …(the company who developed that particular DRM) has decided to [open a DMCA takedown request]( https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/01/2022-01-0... ) in January 2022. This means that for legal reasons, this GitHub repository no…
    comment by captn3m0 · 2022-01-11 · in NoDRM's GitHub repo DeDRM_tools is back
  38. …original code has not been provided or its use authorized, this is a violation of my copyright." https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014/2014-09-05-C...
    comment by dane-pgp · 2022-01-10 · in Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker', breaking thousands of apps
  39. Just realized this has also been submitted using a different URL: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2022/01/2022-01-0...
    comment by trollied · 2022-01-10 · in GitHub repo for eBook tool DeDRM removed, after DMCA request
  40. The amount of DMCA pull requests is staggering - every day there is a few: https://github.com/github/dmca/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
    comment by xvilka · 2022-01-10 · in noDRM's GitHub repo DeDRM_tools is disabled due to Readium's DMCA notice
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    noDRM's GitHub repo DeDRM_tools is disabled due to Readium's DMCA notice
    story by xxyzz · 2022-01-10 · 162 comments
  42. …Tweet (see screenshot[3] for the original). [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29538151 [2] https://github.com/github/dmca [3] https://i.imgur.com/sJe3OTI.png
    comment by christophetd · 2021-12-13 · in GitHub taking down tools allowing defenders to reproduce the Log4j vulnerability
  43. Well, it’s impossible to be 100% certain, but the claim itself was posted publicly. https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2021/07/2021-07-0...
    comment by jchw · 2021-11-29 · in Winamp source code leak
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    Hackerrank DMCA Notice
    story by captn3m0 · 2021-11-16 · 171 comments
  45. …was a brand risk. Similar repos without journalists covering them are still banned without dispute. https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/11/2020-11-0...
    comment by lrvick · 2021-11-03 · in Thank you, GitHub
  46. …restoration of youtube-dl in the face of a DMCA takedown is not to be ignored or forgotten. https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/11/2020-11-1...
    comment by fragmede · 2021-11-03 · in Thank you, GitHub
  47. …daily, like when Google demanded they remove all repos using a public widevine decryption key: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2020/11/2020-11-0... Microsoft is a member of the RIAA so don't expect to see real defense of any…
    comment by lrvick · 2021-11-03 · in Thank you, GitHub
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    “The infringer is my alt account”
    story by EMIRELADERO · 2021-09-17 · 50 comments
  49. …of their phones That is definitely not feasible. Vendors are very protective of their code. eg. https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2019/08/2019-08-0...
    comment by gruez · 2021-09-06 · in Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of software updates
  50. …before the news of the repo being restored hit the news, potentially tanking the whole project. [1] https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2021/04/2021-04-0... [2] https://twitter.com/Ash_735/status/1391916368166113280 EDIT: Actually,…
    comment by Hamuko · 2021-09-03 · in Take-Two Sues Enthusiasts Behind GTA Fan Projects Re3 and ReVC