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Are you the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf?
copyright owner
Please provide a detailed description of the original copyrighted work that has allegedly been infringed. If possible, include a URL to where it is posted online.
The CKs-FilterList repository of CHEF-KOCH violates the MIT license of WindowsSpyBlocker repository. As the license stipulates, a copy of the license and copyright notice must be included.
Instead of that, he plagiarizes and passes off my work as his own :
https://github.com/CHEF-KOCH/CKs-FilterList/blob/master/HOSTS/Windows%2010.txt
is a verbatim copy of :
https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/blob/master/data/hosts/extra.txt
https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/blob/master/data/hosts/spy.txt
https://github.com/crazy-max/WindowsSpyBlocker/blob/master/data/hosts/update.txt
And here are the compare reports :
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What files should be taken down? Please provide URLs for each file, or if the entire repository, the repository’s URL:
The following file should be deleted https://github.com/CHEF-KOCH/CKs-FilterList/blob/master/HOSTS/Windows%2010.txt or my license and a copyright notice should be included within this file.
Have you searched for any forks of the allegedly infringing files or repositories? Each fork is a distinct repository and must be identified separately if you believe it is infringing and wish to have it taken down.
No
Is the work licensed under an open source license? If so, which open source license? Are the allegedly infringing files being used under the open source license, or are they in violation of the license?
Violation of MIT license. As stipulated before, the following file should be deleted https://github.com/CHEF-KOCH/CKs-FilterList/blob/master/HOSTS/Windows%2010.txt or my license and a copyright notice should be included within this file. Instead of that, he plagiarizes and passes off my work as his own.
What would be the best solution for the alleged infringement? Are there specific changes the other person can make other than removal? Can the repository be made private?
This is not the first time this user plagiarizes and passes off other people's work as his own. These actions should be stopped once and for all for this user for the sake of the open source community. Please see:
- https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/issues/323
- https://github.com/collinbarrett/FilterLists/issues/666
Do you have the alleged infringer’s contact information? If so, please provide it:
No
Type (or copy and paste) the following statement: "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 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.
Type (or copy and paste) the following statement: "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 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.
Please confirm that you have you have read our Guide to Submitting a DMCA Takedown Notice: https://help.github.com/articles/guide-to-submitting-a-dmca-takedown-notice/
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