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DRM removal tool was taken down from github. If you can, please download it from gitlab before its taken down too (merv.news)

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The DRM removal tool to remove DRM from ebooks was taken down from github and will most likely be taken down from gitlab soon as well. The more archives we have the better so im sharing the gitlab in hopes some Datahoarder types will archive it and keep it shared via torrents etc https://gitlab.com/bipinkrish/DeGourou

Heres an article about why it was taken down https://torrentfreak.com/internet-archive-targets-book-drm-removal-tool-with-dmca-takedown-230714/

Edit: does anyone here use https://radicle.xyz/ ? Its a p2p network built on top of git and could be a good way to host it while still being able to contribute to it besides making a .torrent for archiving

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[–] ThetaDev@lemmy.fmhy.ml 46 points 1 year ago

It seems like they made the same mistake as youtube-dl back in the day. If you develop a tool that can be used for piracy, do not straight up advertise that in your readme/documentation.

If you create a YouTube downloader, do not show it downloading music from major labels, use for a creative commons track for the demo instead.

And dont say in the short description of your repo that this tool is meant to steal books from an online lending library.