From b2690db64463af7da4f1ecacbbf1c1cb65d3df78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hubot Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2017 18:59:47 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Process DMCA request --- 2017/2017-12-04-WizardsoftheCoast.md | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2017/2017-12-04-WizardsoftheCoast.md diff --git a/2017/2017-12-04-WizardsoftheCoast.md b/2017/2017-12-04-WizardsoftheCoast.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c32af0745 --- /dev/null +++ b/2017/2017-12-04-WizardsoftheCoast.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +*By Email*copyright@github.com + +DMCA Agent +88 Colin P Kelly Jr St +San Francisco, CA. 94107 + +*Re: DMCA Notice: Infringement of Wizards of the Coast LLC’s DUNGEONS +& DRAGONS® Property * + +Dear Copyright Agent: + +We are counsel for Wizards of the Coast LLC (“Wizards”), owner of the +copyrights and trademarks for the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® roleplaying game and +related publications. For your reference, Wizards’ D&D site is located at +http://dnd.wizards.com/dungeons-and-dragons. We write concerning +“Astranauta’s” Github repository at the following URL: + +https://astranauta.github.io/5etools.html + +Wizards' DUNGEONS & DRAGONS (“D&D”) game is a fantasy role-playing game in +which each player is assigned a specific character to play. Before the game +begins, each player creates his or her player character by choosing amongst +different powers or "ability scores,” races, character class (occupation), +an alignment (a moral and ethical outlook), and a number of powers, skills +and feats to enhance the character's basic abilities. All of these details +are the entirely fictional, creative, and copyrighted property of Wizards, +and are found in the D&D core rule books (the MONSTER MANUAL®, PLAYER’S +HANDBOOK® and DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE®), supplemental rule books and other +copyrighted online and printed publications including *Dungeon* magazine +and *Dragon* magazine. + +The Astranauta Github repository is a web-based set of utilities that +incorporates and allows a player to search for every rules element of the 5 +th edition (“5e”) of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game, including details on +classes, backgrounds, feats, races, monsters (“bestiary”), spells and other +detail that are the entirely fictional, creative, and copyrighted property +of Wizards and are culled from the various D&D 5th edition publications, +including a book, *Xanather’s Guide to Everthing,™* that was just published +last Friday. + +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 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." + +I confirm that I have read Github’s Guide to Submitting a DMCA Takedown +Notice: +https://help.github.com/articles/guide-to-submitting-a-dmca-takedown-notice/ +. + +We therefore ask that Github remove or disable access to the Github +repository at https://astranauta.github.io/5etools.html. + +Thank you for your attention to this matter. This letter does not purport +to be a complete statement of the facts or the law and is without prejudice +to Wizards’ legal and equitable rights, all of which are expressly reserved. + +Sincerely yours, +*[private]* + +*Trademarks & Copyright, Licensing* +P.O. Box 466, Lebanon, NH 03766 +(T) [private] (E) [private] (W) *www.reynoldslaw.legal*