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GitHub Takes Down Rockchip MPP Repository After FFmpeg Copyright Claim (linuxiac.com)
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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 87 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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The DMCA filing states that several files in the Rockchip MPP repository are derived from FFmpeg’s libavcodec sources. It lists AV1, H.265, and VP9 decoder files, and claims the copied code is clear because of matching structure, comments, and commented-out calls to FFmpeg functions with their original names.

Much of FFmpeg, including libavcodec, uses the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1. This license allows reuse, but only if certain rules are followed. These rules include keeping copyright notices, giving proper credit, and ensuring any shared code remains under an LGPL-compatible license.

The DMCA notice says Rockchip broke these rules by removing the original copyright and author details, claiming the copied code as their own, and sharing it under the Apache license, which does not meet LGPL requirements here.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 12 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Sounds like something they should easily be able to comply with. If the relevant ticket in their internal issue tracker is given priority. 😅

[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

Maybe. They cut and pasted the other guys stuff who knows what other stuff is there