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+October 27, 2016  
+VIA EMAIL (copyright@github.com)  
+[private]  
+D [private]  
+F [private]  
+[private]  
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+Github, Inc.
+copyright@github.com
+
+Re: Takedown Request of Github Post Containing Xilinx Inc.’s Copyrighted Material /
+Repeated Infringement by Github User “Reversing-Research”
+
+Dear Github DMCA Team:
+
+This firm represents Xilinx, Inc. (“Xilinx”) in connection with certain intellectual property matters. Xilinx
+is a leading semiconductor, software, and hardware company with over $2.3 billion in annual revenues
+(fiscal year 2014). Additional information about Xilinx, its products, and its corporate history is provided
+at Xilinx’s website, www.xilinx.com. Xilinx’s offerings are founded on and used in connection with
+numerous pieces of copyrighted material and trade secrets, including proprietary source code.
+
+This letter follows recent correspondence with [private] from your GitHub Support team, and is sent to
+comply with her request that we provide additional URLs that link to infringing material and files.
+
+Xilinx recently learned that certain of its proprietary and copyrighted source code, passphrases,
+encryptions, and software “keys” have been made available, directly and/or via Internet links, on your
+website at the following webpage:
+
+https://github.com/reversing-research/p1735discussion Please see the phrase “Currently setting up a
+new repo on https://haklab4ulibiyeix.onion.to/revres/XilinxUnprotect,” which links to infringing material.
+Please remove this website immediately.
+
+https://github.com/reversing-research/p1735discussion/blob/master/README.md This is the master of
+the Github page directly above. Please remove this website immediately.
+
+https://github.com/reversing-research/XilinxUnprotect For reference, this is the site previously taken
+down due to a DMCA request. The “reversing-research” user has merely used the above two Github
+websites to link to the material previously found here, i.e., the user continues to use Github to make
+infringing material available.
+
+The copyrighted information was submitted by GitHub user “reversing-research.” Please be aware that this
+user’s posts have previously been the subject of successful takedown requests on the Github website
+initiated by Xilinx, Inc., for copyright infringement reasons identical to those detailed here. I have a good
+faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above on the infringing web page is not
+authorized by the copyright owner, or its agent, or the law. In fact, Xilinx has taken substantial steps to
+protect this information, and is highly concerned by the presence of this material on your website. 
+Therefore, we request that you immediately remove the entirety of the posted material detailed above.
+
+Additionally, and as stated above, Xilinx is highly concerned that this user, “reversing-research,”
+continuously engages in copyright infringement of Xilinx materials, and uses Github as a platform for such
+activities. In fact, the user self-identifies as an infringer on your website, stating “I collect DMCA notices.”
+See Exhibit A. We therefore request that you suspend or delete his user account, or take equally
+appropriate action based on his repeated infringement of Xilinx’s valuable proprietary source code.
+
+I have read and understand Github’s Guide to Filing a DMCA Notice. Further, I swear, under penalty of
+perjury, that the information in this notification is accurate and that I am authorized to act on behalf of
+the copyright owner of an exclusive right that is infringed. If needed, please contact me using the
+contact information provided below.
+
+Date: October 27, 2016 
+
+Sincerely,  
+[private]  
+K&L Gates, LLP  
+630 Hansen Way  
+Palo Alto, CA 94304  
+P: [private]  
+E: [private]