diff --git a/2015-07-09-bmretail.md b/2015-07-09-bmretail.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0a53d311 --- /dev/null +++ b/2015-07-09-bmretail.md @@ -0,0 +1,177 @@ +02 July 2015 + +Dear Sirs, + +**Copyright Infringement** + +We write to confirm the legal basis upon which you are obligated to remove the website +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/ from your service. As requested, we itemise separately +the individual legal grounds. + +**Copyright** + +1. The http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/ site is a straight copy taken from the source- +code and design of our own web-site. + +2. The text from our site http://www.bmstores.co.uk/ has been copied and reproduced on +the poster's site. In some cases the infringer has made minor alterations to titles or +minor additions to our original work. These minor alterations are insufficient to prevent +the body of the work being a breach of copyright. + +3. Our site expressly puts our copyright notice at the foot of every page as follows: "© +Copyright 2015 — B&M Retail Limited. All rights reserved" + +The copying of our original work can be very clearly seen by comparing the +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/ URL pages against those where they have been copied +from our site at http://www.bmstores.co.uk/ + +A list marked "Infringer's URL's" is set out below, with the Infringing URL pages from the +infringer's site immediately followed by the relevant page from our site. You will see that aside +from the occasional subtle manipulation of the copy, substantially all the data, text, layout and +photography on virtually every page is a copy of our original work and copyright. + +Specifically, on the Infringer's URL pages it can also be seen that all of the product and staff +photographs on the poster's site are copied from our site. B&M Retail Limited is the sole +copyright owner of all the white background photographs of products and photographs of staff +on our site. + +Our B&M "sunburst" orange and blue logo is the design and copyright of B&M Retail Limited. +It has been used by the Infringer without permission. + +**Infringer's URL's pages — comparison with B&M's website** + +**"About" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/about/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/about—bandm-stores + +**"Suppliers" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/suppliers-to-the-slave-trade/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/suppliers + +**"Landlords" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/landlords/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/landlords + +**FAQ's pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/faqs/ +https://www.bmstores.co.uk/faqs + +**"Careers" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/#nogo +https://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers + +**"Roles" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/ +https://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles-within-bandm + +**"Recognition" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/self—recognition/ +https://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/reward-and-recognition + +**"Development" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/slave-development/ +https://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/talent-and-development + +**"Meet the team" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/meet-the-slaves/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/come-and-meet-us + +**"Area Manager" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/slave-master/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/stores/area-manager + +**"Life of an Area Manager" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/life-of-a-slave-master/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/stores/life-of-an-area-manager + +**"Store Manager" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/slave-driver/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/stores/store-manager + +**"Life of a Store Manager" pages:** +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/stores/life-of-a-store-manager +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/life-of-a-slave-driver/ + +**"Deputy Store Manager" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/deputy-slave-driver/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/stores/deputy-store-manager + +**"Life of a Deputy Store Manager"** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/life-of—a-deputy-slave-driver/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/stores/life-of-a-deputy-store-manager + +**"Warehouse" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/warehouse-slave/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/distribution/warehouse + +**"Life as an FLT Driver" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/life-of-a-flt-slave/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/distribution/life-of-an-flt-driver + +**"Life of a Picking Manager" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/life-of-a-picking-slave/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/distribution/life-of-a-picking-manager + +**"Transport" pages:** +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/distribution/transport +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/transport/ + +**"Recycling" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/recycling/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/distribution/recycling-centre + +**"Locations" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/slavery—locations/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/distribution/locations + +**"HR Advisor" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/hr-advisor/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/support-centre/hr—advisor + +**"Central Operations" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/command-centre/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/support-centre/central-operations + +**"Payroll" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/slaveroll/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/support-centre/payroll + +**"Buying" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/slave-labour/roles/buying/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers/roles—within-bandm/support-centre/buying + +**"Brands" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/brands/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/brands + +**"Products and careers bar" combined pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/ +http://www.bmstores.co.uk/ in conjunctionwith https://www.bmstores.co.uk/careers + +**"Corporate" pages:** +http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/corporate-pigs/ +http://www.bandmretail.com/about-us/corporate-governance/board.aspx in conjunction with +http://www.bandmretail.com/about-us/corporate-governance/management-team.aspx + +To summarise, as can be seen above, every page of the Infringers URL pages is a copy made +from the source—code of our sites pages with our text and photographs having been copied, +therefore the entire http://ukworkfare.github.io/bmstores/ is required by us to be taken down. + +**Declarations:** + +I have read and understand GitHub's Guide to Filing a DCMA Notice + +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 + +[private] + +We look forward to your early confirmation of your action. + +Yours sincerely, + +[private]