DMCA Notices Took Down 14,320 Github Projects in 2019

GitHub took down 14,320 GitHub projects in 2019 in response to copyright complaints. Microsoft-owned platform also reveals that one copyright complaint cannot be detailed as it's the subject of a gagging order. The company handled just 37 counter-notices, which are sent to Github by users requesting that content is reinstated due to the belief it is non-infringing or has been incorrectly targeted. Overall, the number of copyright complaints received by Github is relatively small considering its size. GitHub acknowledges that it has seen considerable growth in the volume of DMCA notices over the past several years.