[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.