> 5. We asked them 24 days ago to remove functionalclam[.]com on the original commit.
> Transparent engagement between publishers and visitors is a critical piece of that.
Umm, no? Admiral created an account that they hoped would be mistaken as an official github bot or something. And then, instead of asking, they threatened disruption of the repository.
So, in summary, they:
* Tried to hide their identity
* Tried to trick people into thinking they were Github
* Threatened, not asked, to remove the site from the list
Look, I'm okay with them wanting to remove a server that helps inform users that they'd like to show ads on their customers sites. At the very least, though, be honest about it.
Also, bless the EFF, man. Heading over there to donate right now.
> 3. Circumventing a publisher’s paywall or copyright access control technology is not OK
Would any technologist who doesn't work for Admiral consider javascript a "copyright access control technology"? (I'm assuming their product is javascript.)
But not in the "hide content you've already sent" sense. However, a script that verifies credentials and only then accesses content using those provided credentials sounds like "access control technology".
My reasoning is simple: if I block the script and still see the content, it's not access control; if I have to run the script to see the content, it is access control.
> 5. We asked them 24 days ago to remove functionalclam[.]com on the original commit.
> Transparent engagement between publishers and visitors is a critical piece of that.
Umm, no? Admiral created an account that they hoped would be mistaken as an official github bot or something. And then, instead of asking, they threatened disruption of the repository.
So, in summary, they:
* Tried to hide their identity * Tried to trick people into thinking they were Github * Threatened, not asked, to remove the site from the list
Look, I'm okay with them wanting to remove a server that helps inform users that they'd like to show ads on their customers sites. At the very least, though, be honest about it.
Also, bless the EFF, man. Heading over there to donate right now.