Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident

This is the bad one. They mass-issued DMCA takedowns, got caught, said "oops, accident," then retracted most. Looks either incompetent or aggressively careless — pick your poison.

Leaks happen. How you respond shows character. Targeted takedowns make sense. Bulk automation that requires retraction? Looks like panic and lawyers without judgment. Kills community goodwill and looks desperate.