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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by newIdentity@sh.itjust.works to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Even the Discord and Buymeacoffee page got taken down. This is larger than any other DMCA I know of

Edit: even the Telegram has been nuked. Yup, Telegram

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[-] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 113 points 1 year ago

Yet another reminder that GitHub is not your friend, but also that borderline projects shouldn't be hosted on anyone else's server other than your own, you'll possess all the repository data, but you'll also be made to shut down anyway if on the clearnet, so I wonder if it's possible to host a forge through Tor/i2p or others.

Still, this is clearly wrong on who sent the DMCA, the apps never host the content, I hope they can get back up.

[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 1 year ago

Exactly GitHub is owned by Microsoft

[-] qfjp@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

there are already many forges hosted through i2p, I imagine the same can be said for tor. That doesn't mean the host can't ban you there as well though.

[-] poplargrove@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Unlike three-letter agencies I dont think the copyright holders of some anime will be able to figure out who hosts you if youre behind tor.

Not that I think putting a repository behind tor would be a good idea when it comes to ease of use in submitting bug reports or contributions.

[-] qfjp@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

i didn't necessarily mean copyright holders could find you, i just meant you're still at the mercy of the host (unless that host is you)

[-] Granixo@feddit.cl 50 points 1 year ago

I doubt this is larger than when MegaUpload got DMCA'd.

But yes, it's pretty big.

[-] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I mean any Anime related app takedown

[-] dog@suppo.fi 47 points 1 year ago

Imo this is why big projects that are borderline like this should use github alternatives, preferably self hosted solutions. This was always going to happen.

[-] nix@merv.news 23 points 1 year ago

Hopefully they had backups elsewhere. This is why piracy apps need to at least try a little to not make their github so obviously a piracy app.

I hope @MonetarySqueeze@lemmy.dbzer0.com updates reiverr to use open source movies from the blender studio for the images/gifs so it can be passed off as a media app for non piracy related streaming

[-] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It was pretty popular and had thousands of stars. It even trended on GitHub

So this was pretty much unavoidable.

[-] _number8_@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

why is the DMCA the one area the government has apparently unlimited power and resources

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 year ago

It's frequently laywers and companies appeasing them, not the government.

[-] Klystron@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Just use aniyomi, it's not locked to anilist

[-] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But I like Anilist. And the UI and features of Saikou

The UI of Tachiyomi isn't made for Anime. It's a Manga app and it's great for that, but it's horrible for Anime

[-] Klystron@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It has anilist too, that's what I use. I had never even heard of saikou before so haven't used it but I've never had any issues with aniyomi. It's perfectly functional in finding anything I want to watch and looks good. Can't do anything about your subjective preferences though.

[-] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Just that Saikou isn't just an anime streaming app. It's also an Anilist client. And it's beautiful and I love the animations and video player features like a skip intro button and it's generally just beautiful. You also can read Manga with it, but I honestly prefer Tachiyomi for that.

[-] Spacellary@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Aniyomi already has Aniskip (skip intros) integrated and can connect to your Anilist account to update your entries, automatically if you enable that, or manually.

I almost never go to the actual Anilist interface anymore, it works great.

I also use it to read a lot, and it has extensions for everything including Drama, Movies, Hentai, Porn...

For me it was always the best app.

[-] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Ehh, not for me.

Like I said before it's an Manga app that added Anime streaming functionality. I still use Tachiyomi for Manga though.

With Aniyomi I can't easily discover new anime, continue watching ones I added on Anilist on my PC and have this beautiful UI with really good, switch sources with a press of a button and have these fluid animations.

Just look at this: Screenshot_20230929-184148

[-] Spacellary@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

It does look really nice haha

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[-] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Just try it. I backed it up. But you need to have an AniList account since it uses Anilist's API for a lot of features:

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqwI_W0TvdXTh_8MwtVgL24_yBzNLA

[-] Ian00@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago

The dev of Saikou made an announcement on the Discord about this

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[-] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lol. Somebody reposted my post on reddit: reddit.com/r/animepiracy/comments/16v4jru/saikou_the_best_anime_streaming_app_on_android/

I don't mind at all and am kinda happy.

[-] Ascend910@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago
[-] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago

Question - What happens if we are hosting a Git repo ourselves, like using Gitea or something, and we receive a DMCA takedown request and we refuse? I mean, they can take down the domain, but what if weare hosting on a personal homeserver and keep changing domains whenever they take one down?

[-] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Then it's your choice to comply, call their bluff, or do whatever you want. I've seen people who doxxed the DMCA sender and made threats towards the sending agent (the hoster was Russian).

Though best course of action would be to comply or ignore it, don't do what that guy did, best to keep quiet than to stir up trouble.

Outright refusal or ignoring it does come with the risk of litigation (threats can accelerate it or lead to prosecution) assuming you're within their jurisdiction.

[-] Fullest@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Legally, you cannot refuse. DMCA is written such that the host must take down first and ask questions later.

[-] ninpnin@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

They should upload the code on an .onion page

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[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Can you link their telegram?

[-] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago
[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

There must be a username/t.me link which is used previously

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