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To whom it may concern,
I have read and understand GitHub's Guide to Filing a DMCA Notice.
This DMCA takedown is for the following projects hosted on your website:
I have investigated the case and I have noticed that the project listed above is using source code copied from the project https://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF originally hosted at http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcpdf/ but all original notices about author, copyright and license were removed or replaced.
The first commit on the copied PARENT project is indicated as 5 June 2014, so it can be safely compared against TCPDF version 6.0.083 released 29 May 2014 (https://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF/tree/6.0.083):
The following files appears to be almost verbatim copies of the original ones, with the exception of the legal notices removed (author, copyright and license):
- src/Datamatrix.php (include/barcodes/datamatrix.php)
- src/DNS1D.php (tcpdf_barcodes_1d.php)
- src/DNS2D.php (tcpdf_barcodes_2d.php)
- src/PDF417.php (include/barcodes/pdf417.php)
- src/QRcode.php (include/barcodes/qrcode.php)
The original code is released under the GNU LGPLv3 license and copyrighted by [Private] - Tecnick.com LTD, but none of this information is present in the copied files. https://github.com/tecnickcom/TCPDF/blob/6.0.083/LICENSE.TXT
The options to remedy the infringment are:
- delete the project - this seems the best option as this project is not adding anything to the original files.
- if the license is compatible with GNU-LGPLv3, replace the infringing files with the original ones, or reinstate the original notices (author, copyright, license);
- delete the infringing files and use the new external library https://github.com/tecnickcom/tc-lib-barcode (originally based on the same code).
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 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 contact information is:
[Private]
Tecnick.com LTD [Private]
The only contact information I have about the infringers is the one derived from their GitHub page (please see the preceding links above).
Please send me a prompt response indicating the actions you have taken to resolve this matter as soon as possible.
Regards,
[Private] Tecnick.com LTD http://www.tecnick.com