Google Pulls Open Source CoreAVC Project Over DMCA Complaint

Posted by timothy on Sunday May 4, 2008 @12:51PM from the not-like-google-has-much-choice dept.

rippe77 writes "Google has taken down the open-source project CoreAVC for Linux due to a DMCA complaint. The CoreAVC codec is a commercial high-definition H.264 DirectShow filter for windows provided by CoreCodec Inc.. The CoreAVC for Linux project provided various patches for Linux applications (mplayer, MythTV, xine) to use these DirectShow decoder filters in Linux. The takedown is quite controversial, as the CoreAVC project did not provide any copyrighted material — only the means to use the DirectShow filters in Linux." (The takedown notice is not yet up at Chilling Effects, but Google's page has a link that will take you there when it is.)

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Where Else? by TubeSteak · 2008-05-04 13:00 · Score: 5, Interesting

Google and SourceForge may be convienent, but US coders should really start to consider hosting in countries that do not have DMCA-esque laws.

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1. Re:Where Else? by poetmatt · 2008-05-04 13:49 · Score: 5, Interesting
  
  Actually no, most countries do not use or follow a DMCA law. Israel for example, outright refuses it, as it allows abuse in the form of takedowns. Israel has like a "notify 3x before takedown" type scenario.