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February 21, 2014 11:00 pm PST
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Whatsapp abused the DMCA to censor related projects fromGithub
Prior to Whatsapp's $19B acquisition by Facebook, the company sent a large number of spurious takedowns against projects on Github. In a DMCA notice served by Whatsapp's General Counsel to Github, a number of projects are targeted for removal on the basis that they are "content that infringes on WhatsApp Inc.'s copyrights and trademarks." This is grossly improper.Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/0zLr_rB95Ak/story01.htm
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