[qwertox]

> could have easily migrated to their own Gitlab instance

Not sure if I would do that. Wouldn't that make me directly a target for the companies issuing the DMCA?

[INTPenis]

You're always a target of DMCA takedown requests, but having the freedom to host yourself anywhere with federation to other instances would give you the freedom to ignore it.

[corobo]

You're already a direct target of the DMCA if you control the code. They go through GitHub for ease.

Yes, if you host this anywhere without safe harbour protection you're going to get the DMCA takedown directly