Tell HN: GitHub refuses to remove cracked copies of my software after a month
The developer of Photopea, a web-based photo editor, is struggling to get GitHub to remove unauthorized, modified copies of their software. Despite filing DMCA takedown notices, GitHub has rejected the claims, leaving the developer to consider legal action to protect their intellectual property.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between open-source platforms and developers regarding the enforcement of copyright against AI-assisted code modification and redistribution.
I am a developer of https://www.photopea.com, a popular photo editor that runs in a web browser. Many people are asking AI models to take the Javascript code from my website, remove all ads from it, and they publish such a "new product" on Github for everyone to download. There exist tens of such repositories on Github. I want my website to be the only source of a stable version of my program Photopea.
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