Single Points of Failure and Proprietary Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub)
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Ahmad Haghighi: GitLab blocked Iranians’ access.
On 3rd Oct. 2020 GitLab blocked Iranians’ access (based on IP) without any prior notice! and five days later (8th Oct.) my friend’s account blocked and still he doesn’t have any access to his projects! even after creating a ticket and asks for a temporary access to only export his projects! GitLab refused to unblock him! (screenshot in appendix). My friend is not the only one who blocked by GitLab, with a simple search on the web you can find a growing list of blocked accounts.
So I decided to move from GtiLab and EVERY Free Software based/hosted/managed on/in USA.When it comes to USA policies, Free Software is a Joke
GitLab is not the only actor in this discrimination against Persian/Iranian people, we also blocked by GitHub, Docker, NPM, Google Developer, Android, AWS, Go, Kubernetes and etc.
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‘youtube-dl’ downloading software removed from GitHub by RIAA takedown notice
This takedown notice does not necessarily spell the permanent end of youtube-dl. GitHub always immediately takes down any source code project that receives a DMCA notice like this, but the project’s creators will have an opportunity to file a counterclaim in the hopes of restoring youtube-dl’s status on GitHub. We’ll be keeping an eye on the situation as it develops.
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RIAA DMCAs GitHub into nuking popular YouTube video download tool, says it can be used to slurp music
YouTube-DL is pretty simple to use: you give the command-line program the URL of any YouTube video, and it will fetch the material and save it to your computer for future playback.
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Recording Industry Association of America Gets Youtube-dl Kicked Off GitHub
Microsoft GitHub has removed all traces of the very useful youtube-dl utility for downloading videos from YouTube and other websites, including this one, following a questionable DMCA request from the Recording Industry Association of America.
youtube-dl is a simple command-line utility that lets you easily download audio adn videos from just about any website with a file file embedded in it. It works on sites like this one. A lot of software, including the popular video player mpv, can use it to download video fragments on the fly so videos embedded in web pages can be opened and played as if they were local files.
The Recording Industry Association of America submitted a DMCA request to Microsoft GitHub demanding that youtube-dl gets removed from the Internet on October 23rd, 2020. The complaint contains this rather misleading claim: [...]
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RIAA blitz takes down 18 GitHub projects
RIAA blitz takes down 18 GitHub projects used for downloading YouTube videos
A couple more
Microsoft Disables GitHub Repository of Open Source Project youtube-dl
Microsoft's GitHub bows to RIAA, takes down YouTube video downloader
RIAA Takes Down Popular Open Source YouTube-DL Software
RIAA Takes Down Popular Open Source YouTube-DL Software
Microsoft Disables GitHub Repository Of youtube-dl After RIAA...
Microsoft Disables GitHub Repository Of youtube-dl After RIAA DMCA Notice
RIAA weaponizes DMCA against an open source project!
RIAA weaponizes DMCA against an open source project!
GitHub Disables youtube-dl Repository
GitHub Disables youtube-dl Repository
RIAA Attacks YouTube DL With DMCA Takedown
RIAA Attacks YouTube DL With DMCA Takedown
A couple more updates/followups
RIAA Tosses Bogus Claim At Github To Get Video Downloading Software Removed
RIAA Sued By YouTube-Ripping Site Over DMCA Anti-Circumvention Notices
GitHub should stand up to the RIAA over youtube-dl
GitHub should stand up to the RIAA over youtube-dl
RIAA's YouTube-DL Takedown Ticks Off Developers
RIAA's YouTube-DL Takedown Ticks Off Developers and GitHub's CEO
Free software group asks Microsoft to quit RIAA over youtube-dl
Free software group asks Microsoft to quit RIAA over youtube-dl takedown
GitHub Warns Users Reposting YouTube-DL They Could Be Banned
GitHub Warns Users Reposting YouTube-DL They Could Be Banned
"Certain commit hashes are rapidly heading toward being illegal"
how to publish git repos that cannot be republished to github
No Excuses Left, Time to Leave the GitHub Monopoly | Techrights
No Excuses Left, Time to Leave the GitHub Monopoly | Techrights
GitHub warns users to avoid uploading copies of youtube-dl
GitHub warns users to avoid uploading copies of youtube-dl script
The Github youtube-dl Takedown Isn't Just a Problem of US Law
The Github youtube-dl Takedown Isn't Just a Problem of American Law
On the youtube-dl DMCA Takedown
On the youtube-dl DMCA Takedown
Revenge
RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub
EFF Statement
RIAA Abuses DMCA to Take Down Popular Tool for Downloading Online Videos
More from EFF
Ink-Stained Wretches: The Battle for the Soul of Digital Freedom Taking Place Inside Your Printer
From Techdirt
Despite RIAA's Claim That YouTube-dl Is Infringing, Journalists Use It All The Time
Google Takes Down Repositories That Circumvent its Widevine DRM
Google Takes Down Repositories That Circumvent its Widevine DRM
youtube-dl repository restored at GitHub
youtube-dl repository restored at GitHub
Saving face, PR
GitHub Reinstates Youtube-DL and Puts $1M in Takedown Defense Fund
By Sam Varghese
Microsoft reinstates GitHub repository for YouTube video downloader
DMCA Begone YouTube DL Is Back On GitHub
DMCA Begone YouTube DL Is Back On GitHub
GitHub, EFF Push Back Against RIAA
GitHub, EFF Push Back Against RIAA, Reinstate Youtube-dl Repository
EFF Statement
GitHub Reinstates youtube-dl After RIAA’s Abuse of the DMCA
Origins of the youtube-dl project
Origins of the youtube-dl project
The RIAA, GitHub, and youtube-dl
The RIAA, GitHub, and youtube-dl
Another take-down
MPA Hits MediaBox HD on Github: "Massive" Movie & TV Show Piracy