Qualcomm DMCA Notice Takes Down 100+ Git Repositories

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Qualcomm DMCA Notice Takes Down 100+ Git Repositories

Qualcomm has forced GitHub to take down over 100 Git repositories over alleged copyright infringement...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTczNDU

[WorBlux]

Phoronix: Qualcomm DMCA Notice Takes Down 100+ Git Repositories

Qualcomm has forced GitHub to take down over 100 Git repositories over alleged copyright infringement...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTczNDU

And there goes my business for a while.

They really should have a competent human look at these notices BEFORE they go out.

[johnc]

I really think this company is bad news. They seem to very much have a closed mindset and it's only getting worse. Too bad they basically own the North American smartphone market.

[sdack]

While the approach and generalization applied here by Qualcomm & helpers is nothing more than a shame do I wonder ... why am I looking at two drunk Mario bros??

I have never played much games on consoles. What am I missing here?

[Cyborg16]

While GitHub complied with the request

Fixed your English.

Sounds like GitHub are pondering their ultimate response.

[nslay]

While the approach and generalization applied here by Qualcomm & helpers is nothing more than a shame do I wonder ... why am I looking at two drunk Mario bros??

I have never played much games on consoles. What am I missing here?

It does look out of place. Maybe Michael is distributing those documents with steganography?

[bastiaan]

It seems only fair to remove support for all Qualcomm products from the Linux kernel, x.org and any other piece of free software that supports Qualcomm products.

[magika]

Never host anything on US-related services so that tyrant laws do not affect you.
Hard lesson learned, I guess.

[lolnope]

Best thing to do is sending them an email using the contact us page, letting them know of your feelings.

[bridgman]

It does look out of place. Maybe Michael is distributing those documents with steganography?

Check the file name (properties) for hints.