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by stormcode 2029 days ago
A world where the true author of software(or anything) can't get it taken down when it has been stolen isn't great.

Company's should be held responsible. If you are allowing a vehicle for theft, you need to have reasonable anti-theft procedures in place. We can't let corporations deny their own responsibility here.
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CarelessExpert 2029 days ago
> A world where the true author of software(or anything) can't get it taken down when it has been stolen isn't great

What? He can. He even told us how to do it: hire a lawyer to draft a letter demanding it's removal.

Yes, that costs money. Welcome to the adversarial legal system in the Western world. But he has a path if he wants to take it.

Personally I much prefer this over GitHub unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.

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shadowgovt 2029 days ago
The reasonable anti-theft procedure in place is the DMCA takedown process.

It has flaws to be sure, but the next step for this complaintant is to follow it. They asserted copyright, the person who posted the code challenged their assertion, and their relief is in the courts.

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