diff --git a/2016-01-21-AlgoTrader-CounterNotice.md b/2016-01-21-AlgoTrader-CounterNotice.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7f888186 --- /dev/null +++ b/2016-01-21-AlgoTrader-CounterNotice.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +AlgoTrader DMCA Counter-Notice + +1. I have read and understand GitHub's Guide to Filing a DMCA Counter +Notice. + +2. The repository located at: +https://github.com/curtiszimmerman/AlgoTrader.git + +3. Email address: [private] +Name: [private] +Telephone Numer: [private] +Physical Address: [private] + +4. I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good-faith belief that +the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or +misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled. + +5. I consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial +district in which my address is located (if in the United States, otherwise +the Northern District of California where GitHub is located), and I will +accept service of process from the person who provided the DMCA +notification or an agent of such person. + + Additionally, I believe the DMCA was improperly filed, because the +repository in question is open source code licensed for distribution under +the GPLv2. With respect to that claim, I am providing the following quotes +from AlgoTrader documentation (with links in case the documentation is +removed, as it appears the AlgoTrader creators are trying to re-license +their GPLv2-licensed code for commercial gain): + + a. (From http://www.algotrader.ch/): "AlgoTrader ... Unlike other +algorithmic trading platforms, it has a robust, open-source architecture" + + b. (From http://fidata.org/en/existing_products): "AlgoTrader ... +License: GPLv2 ... Source: open." + + c. (From +http://community.trading-gurus.com/threads/135-The-Pros-and-Cons-of-AlgoTrader +and written by an AlgoTrader developer: "I'm a member of the AlgoTrader +development team"): "AlgoTrader is a new open source trading platform" ... +"Pros ... 3. Because of #2 it uses the GPL 2.0 open source licence. If +you're a fan of LGPL this might be con #2 of course." + +6. I hereby sign this document electronically. Signed, [private]