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> nor are they derivative works That isn't so obvious to me. For all intents and purposes this is no different from crack. I am not sure if DMCA is right tool
by rieTohgh6 4y ago
> nor are they derivative works
That isn't so obvious to me. For all intents and purposes this is no different from crack. I am not sure if DMCA is right tool but I totally understand why Microsoft wouldn't want to host it.
- reisse 4y ago> For all intents and purposes this is no different from crack. Yes, and you cannot take down crack using DMCA either! Edit: If the crack is a keygen or patcher, of course. Patched orginal binaries can be taken down.
- sofixa 4y ago> Patched orginal binaries can be taken down. That's what Vanced was, isn't it the same case with ReVanced?
- realusername 4y agoNo, Revanced only has the patches themselves in the repo, there's zero source code or binary or anything copyright related belonging to Google here, the DMCA is invalid.
- flawi 4y agoMy understanding was that `revanced-patches` contained just that: patches. The patches themselves are applied to the target apps on the end user device, so revanced doesn't need to host prepatched binaries that they don't own the copyright to. Other moral or legal issues aside, this is a pretty clear abuse of the DMCA as far as I understand it.