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		pavel_lishin on June 12, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: HTTP Status Code for Legally-restricted Resources Except there are plenty of legitimate DMCA takedowns.

jlgreco on June 12, 2012 | [–]

A 451 could be used in a lot more cases than just DMCA takedown'd documents.

byoung2 on June 13, 2012 | | [–]

For example, court-mandated gag orders, nondisclosure agreements, national security, etc.

gue5t on June 12, 2012 | [–]

There have been plenty of "legitimate" book burnings.

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