The RIAA’s GitHub Takedown Bats the Hornet’s Nest — Open Source Pushback, Litigation Ensues

The RIAA’s battle against YouTube rippers is heating up after the removal of YouTube-DL. Here’s the latest. On Friday, Microsoft-owned GitHub removed the YouTube-DL repository after a request from the RIAA. The removal was in response to the RIAA citing DMCA Section 1201 or removing content that helps bypass copyright protection restrictions. The open-source community […]The post The RIAA’s GitHub Takedown Bats the Hornet’s Nest — Open Source Pushback, Litiga