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> Basically, defaulting to rolling over to DMCA requests had led to an environment where there’s no way to fight them

That's the DMCA works I thought? When the host receives the notice they have to take down the content then forward the notice to the user, who can then file a counter-claim and then the host restores the content (if they don't take it down they they're liable).




Github and YouTube and most other places immediately take down content. It’s also extremely difficult to reinstate content, if possible at all.


GitHub's DMCA policy[0] is very clear on how to reinstate content. It's not extremely difficult, but you do have to send GitHub a properly-formed counter notice, and you do have to be prepared that the sender of the original DMCA notice may sue you to prevent the content from being reinstated.

[0] https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/site-...




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