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STM has filed an amicus brief in\u00a0<\/span>Doe v. GitHub<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, supporting rightsholders alongside the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers, and the News\/Media Alliance.<\/span><\/p>\n

The brief argues that the district court misapplied Section 1202 of the DMCA by requiring that infringed works be \u201cidentical\u201d to original copyrighted content\u2014an interpretation that conflicts with the plain language and purpose of the statute, as well as with international copyright treaties to which the United States is a signatory.<\/span><\/p>\n

STM contends that\u00a0GitHub\u2019s unauthorized removal and alteration of copyright management information (CMI) undermines statutory protections<\/b>, especially in the case of textual works vulnerable to alterations<\/span> <\/b>or partial piracy<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The brief warns that the court\u2019s reasoning risks rendering Section 1202 ineffective by allowing infringers to\u00a0evade liability through minor changes to protected content.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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