From 3099b660befe9635c6e7ba72bb3e88398240c664 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Haleigh Sheehan Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 21:10:35 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] add 2013-05-30-Bank-of-America-counternotice.md --- 2013-05-30-Bank-of-America-counternotice.md | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2013-05-30-Bank-of-America-counternotice.md diff --git a/2013-05-30-Bank-of-America-counternotice.md b/2013-05-30-Bank-of-America-counternotice.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..84cea5a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/2013-05-30-Bank-of-America-counternotice.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +Good morning -- + +I was surprised to have received notice of a DMCA takedown complain from +GitHub last night, and I am writing to dispute the claim. + +The code that I wrote and that you have temporarily removed from GitHub is +wholly based on fundamental, widely-understood concepts and data +structures, all of which have been well-documented in the literature. The +code leverages non-proprietary, commonly used Python features and idioms +best suited to (that is, most "Pythonic" for) implementing those concepts +and data structures. And the code was and is authored solely by me (with +the exception of a small change contributed to the documentation by a third +party on GitHub under the terms of the code's BSD license). * * + +*Every line of code in the repository is my own, was written from scratch, +modified and updated on my own time, and done without affiliation with any +other individual or company.* In particular, I did not copy a single line +of code from any known Bank of America copyrighted or otherwise proprietary +material, and any and all similarities between my code and the code they +claim a copyright for is purely coincidental and unintentional. + +In response to the DMCA takedown notice, thus, I assert the following: + +(1) My name is [private], and this constitutes an electronic signature +for this document. + +(2) The material whose takedown notice I am disputing is located at +http://adamdonahue.net/nodes. + +(3) I assert in good faith that the material was removed as a result of a +mistake or misidentification on the part of Bank of America. + +(4) My contact information is as follows: [private] + +(5) I consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the +judicial district of California, and if my address is outside of the United +States, for any judicial district in which GitHub may be found, and that I +will accept service of process from the person who provided notification or +an agent of such person. + +Thank you for your time, and I look forward to continuing to use GitHub for +my open source development efforts. + +Best regards, + +[private] \ No newline at end of file