From a4c2e56e62534ef090bc6657d0ca17c8b84cbe6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Lo Nigro Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:35:21 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add legal section to readme Hopefully this will make people actually think about their actions before sending a DMCA. --- .readme/template.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/.readme/template.md b/.readme/template.md index 3d02b0fae..cbe6dfdda 100644 --- a/.readme/template.md +++ b/.readme/template.md @@ -80,3 +80,10 @@ You can find links to various IPTV related resources in this repository [iptv-or Please make sure to read the [Contributing Guide](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) before making a pull request. If you find an error or have any suggestions on how to organize a playlist, please send an [issue](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/issues). + +## Legal + +No video files are stored in this repository. The repository simply contains user-submitted links to publicly available video stream URLs, which to the best of our knowledge have been intentionally made publicly by the copyright holders. If any links in these playlists infringe on your rights as a copyright holder, they may be removed by sending a pull request or opening an issue. + + +However, note that we have **no control** over the destination of the link, and just removing the link from the playlist will not remove its contents from the web. Note that linking does not directly infringe copyright because no copy is made on the site providing the link, and thus this is **not** a valid reason to send a DMCA notice to GitHub. To remove this content from the web, you should contact the web host that's actually hosting the content (**not** GitHub, nor the maintainers of this repository).