From 4501edee9b6d4776bd50e077ad63a699290f806c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hubot Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:19:52 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Process DMCA request --- 2017/2017-07-13-byond.md | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2017/2017-07-13-byond.md diff --git a/2017/2017-07-13-byond.md b/2017/2017-07-13-byond.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b246953f --- /dev/null +++ b/2017/2017-07-13-byond.md @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +July 10, 2017 +copyright@github.com +DMCA Infringement Notice + +I have read and understand GitHub's Guide to Filing a DMCA Notice. + +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 am re-sending this request from my business email. You will find that +I sent another copy on July 8 from [private]. I hope this message +will supersede the original, and also encourage speedy compliance. + +My name is [private]. I am the [private] of BYOND Software. My +site can be found here: + +http://www.byond.com + +[private], who uses the name "Redict" on your service, has uploaded +several repositories designed to circumvent security measures, +encryption, and other parts of my software, and show others how to do +so, in violation of federal copyright law under the Digital Millennium +Copyright Act. The infringing repositories are found at the following +URLs: + +https://github.com/Redict/RSCDepacker +https://github.com/Redict/ByondSpoofer +https://github.com/Redict/ByondLoader +https://github.com/Redict/ByondNoAD +https://github.com/Redict/byondapi + +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. + +One of the above repositories represents a direct threat to my business +revenue and therefore could incur actual legal damages. Others threaten +the security of either my software, or the people who use it to create +and host games. + +In specific, these are the ways in which the entries infringe: + +RSCDepacker: Decrypts resource files sent from server to client, +allowing arbitrary users access to a game's art and sound resources. +ByondSpoofer: Used to spoof a user's identity by intercepting system +calls used to determine a (theoretically) unique hardware ID. Spoofing +in this way can circumvent bans enacted by game hosts. +ByondLoader: Compiles a fake wsock32.dll replacement, used subsequently +for spoofing purposes. +ByondNoAD: BYOND Software relies partly on ad revenue from ads shown +before a game is played, unless that user is a member of the site. This +project alters the software to bypass ads altogether. The problem with +this is twofold: 1) It bypasses a restriction placed on the usage of the +software, and 2) it creates an illegally modified copy of the software +to do so. This has been deployed by at least one game creator to create +an illegally modified version. +byondapi: Used as a general library for manipulating BYOND software, and +is used by the ByondSpoofer repository above. In specific, this library +is used to bypass the normal login process for the BYOND hub, a central +server that manages players, which normally requires an application in +the BYOND suite referred to as the BYOND pager. + +All of the above are designed to circumvent either encryption or access +restrictions within the BYOND software, or facilitate other programs in +doing so. There is no modification that may be done to the above +repositories to remedy the infringement. They are infringing in their +entirety, and as the copyright owner I demand their expeditious and +permanent removal. + +If you should require any further information please do not hesitate to +contact me by email at [private]. Please contact me immediately if +this notification is not in substantial compliance with the requirements +of the DMCA or Github's filing policy, or if some other problem arises +with respect to my request. I would also request notification of your +compliance with my request. + +/s/ [private] +BYOND Software +[private] +Telephone: [private] +Email: [private]