From 112ce1e475edb91eb60a9082c7eb4f5371cfab2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jesse Geraci Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 14:37:07 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] update README.md --- README.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2d85f786..6694f590 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ Inspired by [Chilling Effects](https://www.chillingeffects.org/topics/1) and [Google](https://developers.google.com/storage/docs/dmca), this repo contains the text of DMCA takedown notices and counter-notices we've received here at GitHub. We publish them as they are received, with only personally identifiable information redacted. ####Why is this? -In short, we believe that transparency is a virtue. Chilling Effects explained it well: "We are excited about the new opportunities the Internet offers individuals to express their views . . . but concerned that not everyone feels the same way. Study to date suggests that cease and desist letters often silence Internet users, whether or not their claims have legal merit." ([Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20140910215559/https://www.chillingeffects.org/about)). Similarly, we post takedown notices here to document their potential to "chill" speech. +In short, we believe that transparency is a virtue. Chilling Effects explained it well: "We are excited about the new opportunities the Internet offers individuals to express their views . . . but concerned that not everyone feels the same way. Study to date suggests that cease and desist letters often silence Internet users, whether or not their claims have legal merit." ([Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20140910215559/https://www.chillingeffects.org/about), Chilling Effects, licensed under [CC-BY-3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/)). Similarly, we post takedown notices here to document their potential to "chill" speech. ####What does it mean if there's a notice posted here? It only means that we received the notice on the indicated date. It does ***not*** mean that the takedown was unlawful or wrong. It does ***not*** mean that the user identified in the notice has done anything wrong. We post the notices only for informational purposes. We don't make or imply any judgment about the merit of the claims they make. You can draw your own conclusions. For more details, see our [DMCA policy](http://help.github.com/dmca-takedown/). - -(Chilling Effects content licensed under [CC-BY-3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/)) +#### Contributing +We do not accept Pull Requests in this repository. Feel free to comment or make suggestions, but note that we do not actively monitor contributions to this repository. If you would like to contact GitHub about this repository, please email support@github.com. +