It also removed several forked private and public repositories that contained the source code of the original youtube-dl project.
YouTube-DL is a popular open-source cross-platform CLI (Command Line Interface) tool written in Python.
GitHub has taken down at least 18 such projects.
This repository is currently disabled due to a DMCA takedown notice.
We have disabled public access to the repository.
The notice has been publicly posted,readsthe notice page.
For those unaware, the RIAA is a trade organization that represents the recording industry in the United States.
This isnt really a DMCA request.
I dont see an assertion that youtube-dl is an infringing work.
Its super popular among archivists and has incredibly broad fair use applications.
The RIAA stance here is pretty aggressive and out there.
This letter is about the 1201, the controversial anticircumvention rules.
source: www.techworm.net
