> nor are they derivative works
That isn't so obvious to me. For all intents and purposes this is no different from crack. I am not sure if DMCA is right tool but I totally understand why Microsoft wouldn't want to host it.
That isn't so obvious to me. For all intents and purposes this is no different from crack. I am not sure if DMCA is right tool but I totally understand why Microsoft wouldn't want to host it.
Yes, and you cannot take down crack using DMCA either!
Edit: If the crack is a keygen or patcher, of course. Patched orginal binaries can be taken down.
That's what Vanced was, isn't it the same case with ReVanced?
Other moral or legal issues aside, this is a pretty clear abuse of the DMCA as far as I understand it.