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Because the story takes place in India, and since TechCrunch is an American publication, people would otherwise assume the story was taking place in the US.

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That and the DMCA does not apply in India, they are just abusing the system.

No, the DMCA does apply because GitHub is an American company.

(I mean, they are abusing the system, but not in that particular way.)

Github is in the US, where India does not have jurisdiction. DMCA laws DO apply.

Good point.

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