diff --git a/2016-03-17-Tecnick.md b/2016-03-17-Tecnick.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9283c23c --- /dev/null +++ b/2016-03-17-Tecnick.md @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +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: + +* https://github.com/Softpampa/barcode +* [file already removed by user] +* https://github.com/jaschweder/dinesh-barcode +* [file already removed by user] +* https://github.com/shangguokan/SGKBarcodeBundle +* [file already removed by user] +* https://github.com/rseyferth/barcode +* [file already removed by user] +* https://github.com/libern/barcode +* [file already removed by user] +* https://github.com/yasasn86/SGKBarcodeBundle +* https://github.com/printedcom/barcode +* https://github.com/oborerichard/barcode + +I have investigated each individual case and I have noticed that the +projects listed above are 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. + +All the projects appears to have cloned their code from a project that +was already taken down in August 2015 +(https://github.com/dineshrabara/barcodeAll). + +The first commit on the copied PARENT project was 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): + +* Datamatrix.php (include/barcodes/datamatrix.php) +* DNS1D.php (tcpdf_barcodes_1d.php) +* DNS2D.php (tcpdf_barcodes_2d.php) +* PDF417.php (include/barcodes/pdf417.php) +* 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 infringement are: + +1. delete the project - this seems the best option as this project is +not adding anything to the original files. +2. if the license is compatible with GNU-LGPLv3, replace the infringing +files with the original ones, or reinstate the original notices (author, +copyright, license); +3. delete the infringing files and use the new external library +https://github.com/tecnickcom/tc-lib-barcode (originally based on the +same TCPDF code but with tons of bug fixes and improvements). + +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] + +Tel. [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