Chinese semiconductor outfit has Linux MPP repository on Github disabled after a DMCA takedown request — FFmpeg team accuses it of using libavcodec code without attribution
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Enforcement could send ripples through Linux multimedia stacks, SBC communities, Android builds, and more.
  • Morphit @feddit.uk
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    1 day ago

    Oh wow, so they actually stripped off the attribution to ffmpeg and slapped their own name and license in place of it. Now they’re forced to restored the license they’re working to rewrite it all themselves so they can delete the copyrighted code. They’re so sorry though.