[cheeze]

Because the RIAA has shown that this specific tool can't be 'public'.

If we have to play by those rules, LEO should too. Boo hoo if it's harder.

[bonoboTP]

> RIAA has shown

They haven't shown anything. They made a claim. We'll know what rules we have to play by if it comes to a court ruling.

[cheeze]

I mean, GitHub took it down, no?

[feanaro]

Why would that have any bearing on the validity and legality of RIAA's logic?

[inqb]

You can claim anything, too. GitHub only checks if the Takedown is valid in format with necessary information provided.

[bonoboTP]

Has someone abused this to harass big-name Github projects with takedown notices?

[ekianjo]

They follow the DMCA process.

[efreak]

The RIAA isn't part of the government.

[feanaro]

What if this tool remains public in a different part of the world? Are you going to wall off from the rest of the world so you can no longer see the tool and pretend it doesn't exist?