"> He's not trampling on fair use, he's asking people to take them down. This is where you're wrong. He's not asking for an ebook to be taken down here but a script to scrape it from where he published it. It's little different than using a web browser. > laws are not a shield from criticism or requests. Sigh. Would you say the same thing if he was asking for web browsers to be taken down? Sound absurd? It's not nearly as absurd as you'd think. > You could just abide by Wildbow's request No, because taking down legitimate programs is abuse of copyright and we need to stop tolerating it. DMCA is heavily abused for censorship like this (also unintended takedowns) and it's unethical. > Your right for me and Wildbow to not have freedom of speech... You keep implying that I'm infringing on free speech as if you're ignoring what I've been saying. I'm all for free speech. I never said anything remotely suggesting the request can't be made but it's pointless and unethical. A copyright holder..." - Tanath