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+# Public Drafting Process for the DMCA Cooperation Pledge
+
+This pledge was
+[originally proposed by bkuhn](https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2020/nov/13/widevine-dmca-takedown/)
+in light of increased DMCA takedowns against FOSS projects (and relatedly,
+increased enforcement of USC§1201) in October and November 2020.  The goal is
+to draft a pledge that for-profit copyright holders can take wherein they
+agree to wait 30 days to issue DMCA takedowns against legitimate FOSS
+projects (ala GPLv3§8¶3).  Simply put, proprietary copyright
+holders should be equally reasonable as GPL copyright holders are and give
+FOSS projects 30 days to negotiate and discuss copyright infringement
+allegations before getting an de-facto injunction with the DMCA.
+
+The license of all documents in this repository is [CC0v1.0](CC0-1.0.txt).