# Software Freedom Conservancy: Microsoft Should Resign from RIAA Over Youtube-DL Takedown Demand **URL:** \ **Category:** News & Articles\ **Tags:** tools, windows, downloaders\ **Created:** [November 1, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/software-freedom-conservancy-microsoft-should-resign-from-riaa-over-youtube-dl-takedown-demand/160904 "2020-11-01T13:53:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shayla](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/shayla/32/174870_2.png) [@Shayla](https://onehack.st/u/Shayla)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/software-freedom-conservancy-microsoft-should-resign-from-riaa-over-youtube-dl-takedown-demand/160904/1 "2020-11-01T13:53:54Z")
![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/a/a/aa0082e36ef0e65d2f903790b2ddf712b336e208.jpeg) “We believe that youtube-dl has substantial non-infringing uses,” argues the non-profit Software Freedom Conservancy. But while that software [faces a DMCA takedown notice](https://news.slashdot.org/story/20/10/23/2341202/youtube-dl-downloading-software-removed-from-github-by-riaa-takedown-notice) from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), GitHub’s owner Microsoft is also [a paying member _of_ the RIAA](https://web.archive.org/web/20201025014127/https://www.riaa.com/about-riaa/riaa-members/). The Software Freedom Conservancy argues that this leaves Microsoft “[stuck between their industry association’s abuses of the law and the needs of FOSS projects](https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2020/oct/26/microsoft-github-riaa-youtube-dl/) for which they provide infrastructure.”_While under current law (which we object to), complying with the takedown notice is admittedly the fastest way to limit Microsoft’s liability, we view Microsoft’s membership in the RIAA as a much bigger liability to our community, now that Microsoft controls GitHub. We call on Microsoft to resign from the RIAA and remove their conflict of interest in this matter._ This is an important opportunity for Microsoft to stand up for the values of software freedom… _To build a strong community of FOSS developers, we need confidence that our software hosting platforms will fight for our rights. While we’d prefer that Microsoft would simply refuse to kowtow to institutions like the RIAA and reject their DMCA requests, we believe in the alternative Microsoft can take the easy first step of resigning from RIAA in protest. We similarly call on all RIAA members who value FOSS to also resign._ ---
**Author:** ![Akash1](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/akash1/32/48672_2.png) [@Akash1](https://onehack.st/u/Akash1)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/software-freedom-conservancy-microsoft-should-resign-from-riaa-over-youtube-dl-takedown-demand/160904/2 "2020-11-01T17:24:07Z")
Interesting !! let’s see what’s next