dmca/2017/2017-09-14-Astrill.md

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Are you the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf?
YES

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.
Our registered trademark ASTRILL which is a brand name of personal VPN service www.astrill.com . GreatFire is distributing our software without our consent (software from our downloads page https://www.astrill.com/download.php and Android Play market (not publicly available for download, only through Play Store))

You can find our trademark information here at the offical site of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: https://tmog.uspto.gov/#/issueDate=2017-09-05&serialNumber=87413092

What files should be taken down? Please provide URLs for each file, or if the entire repository, the repository's URL:

The following file includes our trademark name https://github.com/greatfire/cc/blob/master/README.md

These are our software binaries (unauthorised distribution - we did not allow sharing of our software with our trademark this way) https://github.com/greatfire/cc/raw/master/z/clients/com.astrill.astrillvpn.apk
https://github.com/greatfire/cc/raw/master/z/clients/astrill-setup-win.exe

And these are documentations using our trademark in many places without our consent:
https://github.com/greatfire/cc/blob/master/guides/Astrill.Android.zh.md
https://github.com/greatfire/cc/blob/master/guides/Astrill.Android.en.md
https://github.com/greatfire/cc/blob/master/guides/Astrill.Windows.zh.md
https://github.com/greatfire/cc/blob/master/guides/Astrill.Windows.en.md

These files have been forked few times ( I send reference to forks below)

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.
https://github.com/gfsupport/cc
https://github.com/ghfdbk/cc
https://github.com/hqb421/cc
https://github.com/Tu-tu-tu/cc
https://github.com/UNIVERSAL-IT-SYSTEMS/cc
https://github.com/yusongjing99/cc

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?
The work is not opensource.

What would be the best solution for the alleged infringement? Are there specific changes the other person can make other than removal?
We request immediate removal and that our files are not uploaded ever again to github. We request removal of all mentions of Astrill and any use of Astrill trademark.

Do you have the alleged infringer's contact information? If so, please provide it:
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We have contacted them 5 times over the past 2 weeks and received 0 response.

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/
I confirm I gave read this document.

So that we can get back to you, please provide either your telephone number or physical address:
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Please type your full legal name below to sign this request:
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