The Uberspace provider is appealing the decision as well. Even with the site down, this looks incredibly positive from where I sit. Rightsholders and litigators get stuffed, we always win!
py-kms is freely available on GitHub, and so are Windows Activation Tools.
While arguably py-kms doesn’t violate anything, as it’s a cleanroom implementation of the KMS server, Windows Activation Tools definitely does.
Either way, MS could eradicate all of those repositories, they aren’t doing it.
yet
Microsoft cares much more about getting their hands on all your personal data than they care about the money they'd get from an OEM license. People can download an ISO for Windows 11 for free from microsoft.com and simply never activate it.
Imagine telling a bunch of possibly talented and/or ambitious poor people that they should use another (better) operating system. Instead, let them become Windows experts and ultimately make Microsoft more money.
Totally different from the Vista/7/8 era where activation required real cracking software. It's an explicit signal that they don't really care about consumer licensing.
They did a good thing restoring youtube-dl, but I'd hardly say it puts them in "freedom fighter" territory, more so compared to Uberspace who are actively fighting for youtube-dl.
It’s a big burden for freedom of expression. When there is a lie spread by actual journalists, it’s extremely important to be able to download the video, criticize it, show the moment the journalist lies, reupload it.
Otherwise we become like DDR Germany where the people in power never get criticized or held accountable for what they say.
The shareholder rights are collateral damage, not the main damage. We’re not mainly using youtube-dl to copy copyrighted material.