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:Google Takes Down Open-Source Project After DMCA Complaint
Google Takes Down Open-Source Project After DMCA Complaint
May 5, 2008, 16 :30 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (6231 reads)

(Other stories by Sumner Lemon)

"Google has removed an open-source project that enables the proprietary CoreAVC high-definition video decoder to run in Linux following a complaint from the codec's developer--but the project could soon return.

"'In response to a complaint we received under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed project 'coreavc-for-linux,'' Google said in a brief statement posted on the project hosting section of its Google Code web site for developers..."

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This issue has since been resolved and t ...   A little late on this one   
Ross
May 5, 2008, 19:11:26
 
and charge the same is is charged for th ...   By all means, make a leagal Linux version...   
GreyGeek
May 5, 2008, 21:13:36
 
Links:Corecodec forum http://www.corecod ...   CoreCodec has appologised for erroneous takedown n   
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