[currentoor]

It's not really a big deal but why do they need to say Indian programmer as apposed to just a programmer?

[jimrandomh]

Because the story takes place in India, and since TechCrunch is an American publication, people would otherwise assume the story was taking place in the US.

[poizan42]

That and the DMCA does not apply in India, they are just abusing the system.

[jimrandomh]

No, the DMCA does apply because GitHub is an American company.

(I mean, they are abusing the system, but not in that particular way.)

[duaneb]

Github is in the US, where India does not have jurisdiction. DMCA laws DO apply.

[currentoor]

Good point.

[josefresco]

It does provide some context, but probably not enough to justify it's use - unless of course adding it to your lead caused an increase in readership.