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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. …There was another recent and very similar DMCA request against code that used the public Naxos API: https://github.com/github/dmca/commit/f40a68740b3d1b749fed0d...
    comment by _jomo · 2015-03-25 · in Beats Music DMCA
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    Beats Music DMCA
    story by _jomo · 2015-03-25 · 1 comment
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    “Naxos Music Library” DMCA
    story by _jomo · 2015-03-09 · 0 comments
  4. …the redacted links? It looks like only one past DMCA in this repo has received similar treatment: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/4e465059012c946abd3f2fa2... Their README suggests they only redact personally identifying info, but I…
    comment by akerl_ · 2015-02-11 · in University of Illinois issues DMCA takedown for previous years' homework
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    University of Illinois issues DMCA takedown for previous years' homework
    story by ecaron · 2015-02-11 · 95 comments
  6. copy/paste: takedown notice here: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-12-22-Cambri... the interesting part is this: "Although the file, com_svox_picottsengine.cpp, bears an attribution to SVOX AG in 2008-2009, it contains…
    comment by ante_annum · 2015-01-07 · in GitHub dmca takedown notice of android code
  7. "Censorship-Resistant". Until your GitHub account or repository ends up here: https://github.com/github/dmca
    comment by mindcrash · 2015-01-05 · in Guerilla Open Tube: A Distributed, Censorship-Resistant Backup of YouTube
  8. …already sending takedown notices? Besides, this is how GH deals with all its requests (e.g. DMCA: https://github.com/github/dmca ).
    comment by icebraining · 2014-12-05 · in Github may block content if they receive a valid request from Roskomnadzor
  9. Interesting. On 10/30, Qualcomm DMCA'd a few files: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-10-30-Qualco... Then, a few days later on 11/10, requested to rescind their original request, for all files:…
    comment by joshavant · 2014-11-15 · in GitHub DMCA
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    GitHub DMCA
    story by franze · 2014-11-15 · 1 comment
  11. Interesting that this follows on the heels of the Popcorn Time DMCA takedown: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-07-11-MPAA.m... EDIT: Also here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8450145
    comment by brentjanderson · 2014-10-16 · in A Better DMCA Process
  12. …response to DMCA take down requests. All they do is simply making them public in this repository. ( https://github.com/github/dmca )
    comment by jsnk · 2014-10-13 · in DMCA Takedown Notice for Popcorn Time and Time4Popcorn
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    DMCA Takedown Notice for Popcorn Time and Time4Popcorn
    story by jedberg · 2014-10-13 · 103 comments
  14. It seems Monit has issued a retraction [1] [1]: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-10-06-tildes...
    comment by cordite · 2014-10-07 · in Monit's DMCA takedown notice for Inspeqtor
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    Monit Team Widthdraws Inspeqtor Takedown
    story by dpeck · 2014-10-07 · 9 comments
  16. …[1] https://twitter.com/mperham/status/519165523473358848 [2] https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-10-06-tildes...
    comment by LukeB_UK · 2014-10-06 · in Monit's DMCA takedown notice for Inspeqtor
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    Monit's DMCA takedown notice for Inspeqtor
    story by jbrowning · 2014-10-06 · 70 comments
  18. ▲ 10
    Monit issues DMCA takedown against Mike Perham's open source Inspeqtor project
    story by waffle_ss · 2014-10-06 · 2 comments
  19. ▲ 2
    Popcorn Time on GitHub Closed – DMCA Takedown Notice
    story by greg7gkb · 2014-09-22 · 0 comments
  20. The takedown notice is here: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-09-05-CraftB... Did Notch do this? EDIT: Apparently Wesley Wolfe did http://games.slashdot.org/story/14/09/06/1323225/dmca-claim-...
    comment by milesf · 2014-09-11 · in CraftBukkit Taken Down from GitHub Using DMCA
  21. …logic, Wolvereness shouldn't be able to use a third party's copyright to enforce a takedown. [1]: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-09-05-CraftB...
    comment by teraflop · 2014-09-07 · in Mojang and the Bukkit Project
  22. Here's the DMCA request that was sent to GitHub: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-09-05-CraftB...
    comment by Shank · 2014-09-07 · in Mojang and the Bukkit Project
  23. ▲ 4
    UW takes down assignment solutions on GitHub under DMCA
    story by dalek2point3 · 2014-08-29 · 0 comments
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    Outfit7 Limited [Makers of Talking Tom Cat] GitHub DMCA Takedown Request
    story by taylorbuley · 2014-08-29 · 0 comments
  25. …code to a repo that was part of the first DMCA takedown that Github has in the dmca repo. https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2011-01-27-sony.m...
    comment by jevinskie · 2014-08-07 · in Gamma FinFisher hacked: 40 GB of internal documents and source code published
  26. …down requested by the MPAA[1] and not for violating Github rules which are pretty permissive[2]. 1. https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/3ccbdf1e3d20c78616c9a095... 2. See G7 - https://help.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service
    comment by starnixgod · 2014-08-06 · in Gamma FinFisher hacked: 40 GB of internal documents and source code published
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    Repository of DMCA takedown notices received by GitHub
    story by halflings · 2014-07-18 · 0 comments
  28. …believe it would work with a smooth experience (and when you've got Netflix why bother?). But this: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-07-11-MPAA.m... ... this is great marketing for popcorntime. It shows it working and giving…
    comment by buro9 · 2014-07-13 · in Popcorntime is leaving GitHub
  29. Likely as a result of the DMCA takedown request that has blocked access to their repo: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-07-11-MPAA.m...
    comment by LoonyPandora · 2014-07-13 · in Popcorntime is leaving GitHub
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    Popcorn App DMCA Takedown
    story by fanquake · 2014-07-13 · 3 comments
  31. Here is the direct link to the takedown notice: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-07-11-MPAA.m...
    comment by rcthompson · 2014-07-11 · in Popcorntime-desktop repository unavailable due to DMCA takedown
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    Create 2014-07-08-Qualcomm-retraction.md
    story by taylorbuley · 2014-07-10 · 0 comments
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    Cyveillance sends bad DMCA to public repos on Github for QUALCOMM
    story by DrJ · 2014-07-04 · 0 comments
  34. …The pertinent document: https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_device_sony_huashan/b... [1]: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-07-02-Qualco...
    comment by grrowl · 2014-07-04 · in Qualcomm issues DMCA takedowns for 116 GitHub repositories, including their own
  35. Here's the DMCA takedown notice: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-07-02-Qualco... As you can see there's a lot of stuff that is unlikely to be copyrighted by Qualcomm in there, like .conf config files.
    comment by kristofferR · 2014-07-03 · in Qualcomm issues DMCA takedowns for 116 GitHub repositories, including their own
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    Repository of DMCA takedown notices made on GitHub
    story by jsnk · 2014-06-27 · 0 comments
  37. No matches for popcorn in GitHub's DMCA request repo yet: https://github.com/github/dmca/search?q=popcorn
    comment by sdfjkl · 2014-04-02 · in Popcorn-app no longer on GitHub
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    Github caves in to Whatsapp's Legal Assault
    story by lexaude · 2014-03-13 · 6 comments
  39. This is the HTML version: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-02-12-WhatsA...
    comment by chenster · 2014-02-20 · in WhatsApp issued takedown against alternative clients a week before acquisition
  40. It is a markdown version posted by github for the original DMCA takedown notice sent to github https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/README.markdown
    comment by tapsboy · 2014-02-20 · in WhatsApp issued takedown against alternative clients a week before acquisition
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    WhatsApp DMCA
    story by taylorbuley · 2014-02-20 · 0 comments
  42. …had started circulating some overly broad and ill-formed "DMCA takedown" notices a few days back: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-02-12-WhatsA... By this email, please accept this formal notice and takedown request for the…
    comment by dredmorbius · 2014-02-20 · in Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $16B in Cash and Stock Plus $3B in RSUs
  43. …support to one of the open, reverse engineered, whatsapp clients) Except, you know, DMCA notices: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2014-02-12-WhatsA... . Yes, this is complete bullshit. Especially how they try to use a DMCA…
    comment by xnyhps · 2014-02-17 · in Off-the-Record Messaging Protocol v3
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    Github: DMCA takedown notice for many WhatsApp related repositories
    story by sgehlich · 2014-02-13 · 0 comments
  45. ▲ 3
    Mojang (Minecraft) GitHub DMCA
    story by bencevans · 2013-09-27 · 0 comments
  46. …that needs clearing up; for that, we'll have to see if our blogger posts anything more. [1]: https://github.com/github/dmca [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5342360 [3]: https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2013-03-06-LayerV.…
    comment by deathanatos · 2013-09-27 · in Why OpenHeatMap is banned from Github
  47. …use of resources, in violation of our Terms of Service." I also didn't find anything here: https://github.com/github/dmca
    comment by lm741 · 2013-09-27 · in Why OpenHeatMap is banned from Github
  48. ▲ 2
    Booz Allen GitHub DMCA Takedown Notice
    story by seilee · 2013-07-22 · 0 comments
  49. …to github instead? Or are they just afraid it would be negative on their part to be permanently in https://github.com/github/dmca ?
    comment by Shank · 2013-07-22 · in Ask HN: Take down my reverse-engineered Snapchat lib because they asked?
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    Bank of America DMCA
    story by bencevans · 2013-05-29 · 1 comment