Qualcomm briefly takes down Android code for CyanogenMod, Sony and itself

[AlexGoesHigh]

emphasis on ITSELF, that's how much blindly these company search for infringements, i know automatizacion speed things up by a lot but legal matters should be out of this system, at least to the point of just searching the content and them a person imposes the flag if its adequate, here are the details

 

The Android community just got a big (if brief) scare. In the space of a few days, Qualcomm has both made and retracted a Digital Millennium Copyright Act request that took down 116 code repositories (many of them Android-focused) that were allegedly using the chip maker's confidential technology. As it turns out, quite a few of the targets were legitimate users running the company's open source software. And you'll definitely recognize some of the names -- the move shut down code bases maintained by the CyanogenMod custom ROM team, Sony and even Qualcomm itself. Suffice it to say that the removal would have created a lot of headaches if you wanted to modify Android for the many, many devices with Snapdragon processors.

 

As for the cause? Qualcomm isn't commenting on what led to the slip-up, but it tells Android Police that it will be taking a more cautious approach from now on. In addition to closely reviewing code, it will be "reaching out collaboratively" to find a peaceful solution to any disputes before the legal notices start flying. It won't be shocking if some of the original request recipients still find themselves in hot water, but Android tinkerers can rest easy for at least a little while.

 

Sauce: Endgadget

[Askew]

The automated DMCA system on YouTube is even more hilarious.

[lani100]

AAAAND we are fucked oh wait we already were on most android devices.

[TeddyBur]

Lol.

[qwertywarrior]

this isnt new in the smartphone dev community

[mgsstar]

Great that they backtracked. Hopefully as they mentioned will have better terms with developers to avoid having these issues again and developers can continue modding their devices.

[Misanthrope]

Lawyer: "Ok your honor let me go over the list of domains to be taken down: A, B, C, D"

Judge: "Don't you represent D?"

Lawyer: