filister@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 26 days agoChinese semiconductor outfit has Linux MPP repository on Github disabled after a DMCA takedown request & FFmpeg team accuses it of using libavcodec code without attribution | Tom's Hardwarewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10 cross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkChinese semiconductor outfit has Linux MPP repository on Github disabled after a DMCA takedown request & FFmpeg team accuses it of using libavcodec code without attribution | Tom's Hardwarewww.tomshardware.comfilister@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 26 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink cross-posted to: linux@programming.dev
minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·26 days ago FFmpeg has faced some criticism for this DMCA takedown Such as?
minus-squarecarrylex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·25 days agoWelcome to TomsHardware, where we do 0 research in our “journalism”
minus-squareBlack616Angel@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoRandom people saying shit like “why do open source, if you still sue?” or “Copyright needs to be abolished don’t use it for anything” It’s really narrow minded to see it like that honestly, but they unfortunately do exist.
minus-squareVincent@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·25 days agoThe first thing that came to my mind is that a DMCA takedown on GitHub doesn’t stop them from using it, but only from sharing their own additions with the world.
minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-225 days agoBut sharing code is when a license like LGPL really has an effect in what you must do to comply…
Such as?
Welcome to TomsHardware, where we do 0 research in our “journalism”
Random people saying shit like “why do open source, if you still sue?” or “Copyright needs to be abolished don’t use it for anything”
It’s really narrow minded to see it like that honestly, but they unfortunately do exist.
The first thing that came to my mind is that a DMCA takedown on GitHub doesn’t stop them from using it, but only from sharing their own additions with the world.
But sharing code is when a license like LGPL really has an effect in what you must do to comply…