4.0 KiB
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:
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]