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+Dear GitHub,
+
+My name is [private] of Simple Machines, home of
+the Simple Machines Forum (SMF) project.
+
+It has come to our attention that a user/project is infringing upon our
+intellectual property by having "forked" a version of our software that
+does not have a permissive license.
+Our work being infringed is SMF 1.1.x. (You may download a copy to
+compare here:
+http://download.simplemachines.org/index.php?archive;version=75)
+Whilst SMF 2.x has a BSD license and can be forked without a problem
+(they can even fork our repository on GitHub), SMF 1.x has a proprietary
+license which does not allow forking or redistribution in any way.
+Incidentally, should this have actually been a SMF 2.x fork, even then
+they managed to violate the very permissive BSD license by removing
+parts of our copyright and modifying copyright headers, which is against
+the license and policies.
+
+The infringing material can be found here:
+https://github.com/spoficial/Spirate2.4/
+
+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.
+
+Considering the entire repository is based upon infringed SMF 1.1.x
+material, we request that you promptly remove the entire Spirate2.4
+repository.
+On your copyright infringement page, you request, should we have it,
+contact details of the owner of the repository.
+Unfortunately, we do not have any, other than a vague website that seems
+to be linked in the source code: http://spirate.net/
+
+The material is owned by:
+Simple Machines
+PMB #2562
+2215 Renaissance Drive
+Suite B
+Las Vegas, NV 89119
+
+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.
+
+Thank you in advance for your quick action.
+On behalf of Simple Machines, I would like to wish you happy holidays
+and a splendid 2014.
+
+Kind regards,
+/s/[private]
+[private] Simple Machines
+[private]
+T: [private]
+E: [private]
+E2: [private]