alt Hacker NewsYou did not read it correctly. Author stated that people are modifying and redistributing their code in an unauthorized manner.
You did not read it correctly. Author stated that people are modifying and redistributing their code in an unauthorized manner.
Did those people sign a legally-binding end-user license agreement?
Because what I see is essentially "they're storing stolen property" but the burden of proof is on the author to prove it was, indeed, stolen.
I imagine the bar for that is pretty high otherwise anyone could weaponize DMCA to target their competitors' repositories.