# How GitHub protects developers from copyright enforcement overreach

DevFeed: [How GitHub protects developers from copyright enforcement overreach](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-github-protects-developers-from-copyright-enforcement-overreach-67445.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/news-insights/policy-news-and-insights/how-github-protects-developers-from-copyright-enforcement-overreach/>)

Author: Margaret Tucker

Published: 2025-09-26T17:06:17Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-engineering.md>)

Topics: [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [ai regulation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-regulation.md>)

Tags: [copyright](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/copyright.md>), [court](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/court.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-policy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-policy.md>), [github-transparency-report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-transparency-report.md>), [news-insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news-insights.md>), [policy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policy.md>), [transparency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transparency.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub discusses how the Cox v. Sony copyright case affects platforms that host and share code. It argues that liability should require conscious, culpable conduct, describing how broad liability could encourage platforms to remove content based on incomplete or inaccurate notices and disrupt open-source projects. The article also summarizes updates to GitHub's Transparency Center reporting and proposed Acceptable Use Policy changes.

## Source excerpt

Why the U.S. Supreme Court case Cox v. Sony matters for developers and sharing updates to our Transparency Center and Acceptable Use Policies.