diff --git a/2013-12-30-SimpleMachines-2.md b/2013-12-30-SimpleMachines-2.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..44124d7c --- /dev/null +++ b/2013-12-30-SimpleMachines-2.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +To whom it may concern + +Dear GitHub, + +My name is [private] of Simple Machines, home of +the Simple Machines Forum (SMF) project. + +It has come to our attention that a user/project is infringing upon our +intellectual property by having "forked" a version and removing our +copyright in the process. +Whilst we allow forking of our product through the BSD license, we do +not allow removal of the copyright and consider this a license breach +and therefor a infringement upon our intellectual property. +Our work being infringed is SMF 2.x. (You may download a copy to compare +here: http://download.simplemachines.org/ (See the "Sources" directory +in the zip/tar)) +Specifically: the "Sources" files. + +The infringing material can be found here: +https://github.com/tapatalk/tapatalk-smf2/tree/master/mobiquo/include + +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. + +Our own attempts to contact [private] has once proven to be fruitful and +they fixed their scripts. However, unfortunately, they have now removed +our copyright again and no longer respond to our requests to bring their +forked material in to compliance with our license. +We request that your promptly contact them with a warning to bring the +material in to compliance with our license by restoring our copyright +headers, or remove the repository should they not comply within a +reasonable timely manner. (Considering Christmas is coming up, we're +happy to give some time, though we would sincerely appreciate it if the +material can be brought in to compliance *before* the 30th of December +2013...) + +The material is owned by: +Simple Machines +PMB #2562 +2215 Renaissance Drive +Suite B +Las Vegas, NV 89119 + +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. + +Thank you in advance for your quick action. +On behalf of Simple Machines, I would like to wish you happy holidays +and a splendid 2014. + +Kind regards, +/s/[private] +[private] Simple Machines +[private] +T: [private] +E: [private] +E2: [private]