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title: ""Microsoft-owned GitHub has removed today 18 projects from its …"
date: 2020-10-24
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# "Microsoft-owned GitHub has removed today 18 projects from its …

*October 24, 2020 · Facebook*

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\"Microsoft-owned GitHub has removed today 18 projects from its code-hosting portal following a legal request filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).\
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All the code repositories removed today are related to the youtube-dl project.\
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Youtube-dl is a Python library that allows developers to download the source audio and video files behind YouTube videos.\
In a letter sent to GitHub, RIAA argued that the \"clear purpose of this source code \[the youtube-dl library\]\" was to \"circumvent the technological protection measures used by authorized streaming services such as YouTube\" and to allow users to \"reproduce and distribute music videos and sound recordings \[\...\] without authorization.\"\
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[https://www.zdnet.com/article/riaa-blitz-takes-down-18-github-projects-used-for-downloading-youtube-videos/](https://www.zdnet.com/article/riaa-blitz-takes-down-18-github-projects-used-for-downloading-youtube-videos/){target="_blank"}
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