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This isn't a DMCA takedown. It's a cease and desist letter citing the DMCA.*
The difference matters. GitHub is required to honor DMCA takedowns. Other legal requests are granted on a case by case basis.*
-- /u/telionn @ reddit
As I understand, takedown is a 17 USC 512 (copyright infringement) safe-harbour, but not a required or indemnifying protection under 17 USC 1201, anti-circumvention:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201
Lumen (Chilling Effects) is silent on this point in their FAQ: https://lumendatabase.org/topics/14
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