Scribd targets
student-creator of ‘unauthorised’ download tool
Digital
library Scribd has filed a complaint against a tool that allows users to
permanently download books magazines and other digital content from its
publishing platform.
On Tuesday,
February 19, Scribd requested web-based hosting service GitHub to take down the
tool, named Scribd-Downloader, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(DMCA).
Although
Scribd-Downloader does require the user to have a Scribd subscription to
operate, Scribd says the tool infringes the anti-circumvention provisions of
the DMCA.
Scribd-Downloader, which was created by a student in India, allows users to
permanently download content and save it.
Scribd said
this violates the DMCA as it means users no longer need to access content
through the Scribd app.
In its
complaint, Scribd said it has digital rights management technology in place to
prevent users from downloading or saving copies of copyrighted material.
But,
Scribd-Downloader aimed to “circumvent its technological measure that controls
access” to copyright-protected work, without the authority of the copyright
owner.
Following
the complaint, GitHub has removed Scribd-Downloader from its platform.
This is not
the first time Scribd has acted against a platform which allows users to
download content.
In 2017, it
filed a copyright and trademark infringement suit against the operators of the
website
‘Scribd-Download.com’, which it said gave away free Scribd content and
asked users to donate via PayPal.
Source | https://www.worldipreview.com/
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