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GitHub restores popular Python repo hit by bogus DMCA takedown
2022-04-21 14:26

Yesterday, following a DMCA complaint from HackerRank, GitHub took down a repository that hosts the official SymPy project documentation website.

It turns out the DMCA complaint was filed by HackerRank's outsourced contractor, WorthIT Solutions, who regularly handles such takedown requests for HackerRank.

"Not the first time they've taken down GitHub repos, some with a legal basis... others with no involvement at all," citing the example of React-Leaderboard repository that was removed by GitHub last year following HackerRank's complaint.

This isn't the first time that the job seeker platform has targeted repositories either-a popular complaint among the community members remains, HackerRank frequently asks GitHub to takedown entire repositories as opposed to limiting the removal request to just the infringing content in a repository.

Equally interesting is the fact that not all DMCA notices filed by HackerRank and other copyright owners are bogus.

While HackerRank could have gotten DMCA takedowns wrong a few times, it does not seem to be immune from legitimate cases of plagiarism.


News URL

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-restores-popular-python-repo-hit-by-bogus-dmca-takedown/

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