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Submission Summary: 0 pending, 4 declined, 2 accepted (6 total, 33.33% accepted)

Submission + - YouTube-dl Has Received a DMCA Takedown From The RIAA (ycombinator.com) 2

Submitted by Jahta
Jahta writes: The github repository for the popular youtube-dl utility is offline after github received a DMCA takedown notice from the RIAA. The notice claims that "The clear purpose of this source code is to (i) circumvent the technological protection measures used by authorized streaming services such as YouTube, and (ii) reproduce and distribute music videos and sound recordings owned by our member companies without authorization for such use."

Submission + - Oxford Internet Institute Create Internet "Tube" Map 2

Submitted by Jahta
Jahta writes: The Oxford Internet Institute has created a schematic of the world's international fibre-optic links in the style of the famous London Tube map. The schematic also highlights nodes where censorship and surveillance are known to be in operation.

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