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+July 13, 2017    
+copyright@github.com    
+DMCA Infringement Notice    
+
+I have read and understand GitHub's Guide to Filing a DMCA Notice.
+
+I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this
+notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner, or am
+authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is
+allegedly infringed.
+
+My name is [private]. I am the [private] of BYOND Software. My
+site can be found here:
+
+http://www.byond.com
+
+Following up my earlier DMCA request for five repositories under the
+user name "Redict", I was made aware of several other repositories that
+had been forked from it. In turn I investigated to find several more
+repositories forked from those. The following repositories are designed
+to circumvent security measures, encryption, and other parts of my
+software, and show others how to do so, in violation of federal
+copyright law under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. All of them
+originate, directly or indirectly, from the original five repositories
+that were taken down and have the same functionality. The infringing
+repositories are found at the following URLs:
+
+https://github.com/Iamgoofball/ByondSpoofer  
+https://github.com/Iamgoofball/ByondNoAD  
+https://github.com/Iamgoofball/byondapi  
+https://github.com/SijyKijy/byondapi  
+https://github.com/SijyKijy/ByondNoAD  
+https://github.com/SijyKijy/ByondSpoofer  
+https://github.com/SijyKijy/ByondLoader  
+https://github.com/optimumtact/RSCDepacker  
+
+I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials
+described above on the infringing web pages is not authorized by the
+copyright owner, or its agent, or the law. I have taken fair use into
+consideration.
+
+I have investigated the forked repositories and found them to be
+substantially similar to the original Redict repositories from which
+they were forked, maintaining the same infringing functionality.
+
+In specific, these are the ways in which the entries infringe. They are
+listed by name rather than URL because there is no significant
+difference from the originals:
+
+RSCDepacker: Decrypts resource files sent from server to client,
+allowing arbitrary users access to a game's art and sound resources.
+
+ByondSpoofer: Used to spoof a user's identity by intercepting system
+calls used to determine a (theoretically) unique hardware ID. Spoofing
+in this way can circumvent bans enacted by game hosts.
+
+ByondLoader: Compiles a fake wsock32.dll replacement, used subsequently
+for spoofing purposes. This is also required for ByondNoAD in at least
+some implementations, as it can be used to load other libraries.
+
+ByondNoAD: BYOND Software relies partly on ad revenue from ads shown
+before a game is played, unless that user is a member of the site. This
+project alters the software to bypass ads altogether, and therefore
+bypasses a restriction placed on the usage of the software.
+
+byondapi: Used as a general library for manipulating BYOND software, and
+is used by the ByondSpoofer repository above. In specific, this library
+is used to bypass the normal login process for the BYOND hub, a central
+server that manages players, which normally requires an application in
+the BYOND suite referred to as the BYOND pager.
+
+All of the above are designed to circumvent either encryption or access
+restrictions within the BYOND software, or facilitate other programs in
+doing so. There is no modification that may be done to the above
+repositories to remedy the infringement. They are infringing in their
+entirety, and as the copyright owner I demand their expeditious and
+permanent removal.
+
+If you should require any further information please do not hesitate to
+contact me by email at [private]. Please contact me immediately if
+this notification is not in substantial compliance with the requirements
+of the DMCA or Github's filing policy, or if some other problem arises
+with respect to my request. I would also request notification of your
+compliance with my request.
+
+/s/ [private]  
+BYOND Software    
+[private]  
+Telephone: [private]  
+Email: [private]