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**Are you the copyright holder or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf?**

Yes, I am the copyright holder.

**Are you submitting a revised DMCA notice after GitHub Trust & Safety requested you make changes to your original notice?**

No

**Does your claim involve content on GitHub or npm.js?**

GitHub

**Please describe the nature of your copyright ownership or authorization to act on the owner's behalf.**

I am the [private] and owner of the copyright material.

**Please provide a detailed description of the original copyrighted work that has allegedly been infringed. If possible, include a URL to where it is posted online.**

On [private], GitHub user sumitKcs ( https://github.com/sumitKcs ) forked 2 of my repos, neither of which have licenses:

https://github.com/emjose/mousetrail-space  
https://github.com/emjose/heart-animation

• The READMEs of these repos contain custom-designed image files in png format.  
• The image files are the visual, gradient headers and project titles of the READMEs.  
• [private] the images in Photoshop in [private], and I established copyright status in the metadata settings of the images.  
• GitHub user sumitKcs is using my images in the following repos and READMEs:  

https://github.com/sumitKcs/spectrum-animation  
https://github.com/sumitKcs/heart-animation  
https://github.com/sumitKcs/matrix-effect  
https://github.com/sumitKcs/alarm-clock  
https://github.com/sumitKcs/chatgpt-clone

• In sumitKcs's README Markdown files, the image URLs of the specified files are my Cloudinary.com image URLs.  
• My repos are not licensed, and the images are being used without my permission.  
• The images are being used without any attribution or acknowledgement.  
• SumitKcs is promoting the projects and linking to the repo READMEs on his [private] and [private] accounts.  
• [private]  
• [private]  
• In addition, sumitKcs has done little to change the wording of the original READMEs I wrote.

**What files should be taken down? Please provide URLs for each file, or if the entire repository, the repository’s URL.**

• Below are the urls of the image files that should be removed from sumitKcs's repos and READMEs.  
• The images are hosted on [private] Cloudinary.com account. Cloudinary Account ID is [private]  

https://res.cloudinary.com/dn1e07eul/image/upload/v1659241355/Readme%20Headers/inter-toc_euxbbw.png  
https://res.cloudinary.com/dn1e07eul/image/upload/v1659389842/Readme%20Headers/inter-installation_j9ixlq.png  
https://res.cloudinary.com/dn1e07eul/image/upload/v1659389947/Readme%20Headers/inter-live-site_ngkqcf.png  
https://res.cloudinary.com/dn1e07eul/image/upload/v1659314247/Readme%20Headers/inter-resources_ncevbw.png  
https://res.cloudinary.com/dn1e07eul/image/upload/v1659314257/Readme%20Headers/inter-lets-connect_bv3kcd.png  
https://res.cloudinary.com/dn1e07eul/image/upload/v1659314281/Readme%20Headers/inter-congrats_m4p3ck.png  
https://res.cloudinary.com/dn1e07eul/image/upload/v1659385853/Readme%20Headers/inter-012-heart-animation_kh6ssr.png  
https://res.cloudinary.com/dn1e07eul/image/upload/v1659385855/Readme%20Headers/inter-024-spectrum_hri2gh.png

• Some of the Cloudinary URLs have been updated, but sumitKcs is circumventing the deleted URLs by using the auto-generated "camo.githubusercontent" URLs of the images.

• Below are the camo.githubusercontent URLs of the images that should be removed from sumitKcs's repos and READMEs:

[invalid]

[invalid]

[invalid]

[invalid]

[invalid]

[invalid]

[invalid]

[invalid]

• Commit history of sumitKcs using the [invalid] URL of one of my images: https://github.com/sumitKcs/heart-animation/commit/40782643242c349f9c8d61779efe8dda0a27e729

• My images listed above appear in the following repos and READMEs of sumitKcs:

https://github.com/sumitKcs/spectrum-animation  
https://github.com/sumitKcs/heart-animation  
https://github.com/sumitKcs/matrix-effect  
https://github.com/sumitKcs/alarm-clock  
https://github.com/sumitKcs/chatgpt-clone

**Do you claim to have any technological measures in place to control access to your copyrighted content? Please see our <a href="https://docs.github.com/articles/guide-to-submitting-a-dmca-takedown-notice#complaints-about-anti-circumvention-technology">Complaints about Anti-Circumvention Technology</a> if you are unsure.**

No

**<a href="https://docs.github.com/articles/dmca-takedown-policy#b-what-about-forks-or-whats-a-fork">Have you searched for any forks</a> of the allegedly infringing files or repositories? Each fork is a distinct repository and must be identified separately if you believe it is infringing and wish to have it taken down.**

• Yes, I have searched the forks.  
• SumitKcs forked my projects on [private]  
• On [private], sumitKcs deleted his forks of my projects, but I took screenshots of the forks before he deleted them.  
• I can provide screenshots if needed.

The Forks:  
[invalid]  
[invalid] (now deleted, but screenshot available)  
• The new/renamed repo is https://github.com/sumitKcs/spectrum-animation  

[invalid]  
[invalid] (now deleted, but screenshot available)  
• The new/renamed repo is https://github.com/sumitKcs/heart-animation

**Is the work licensed under an open source license?**

No

**What would be the best solution for the alleged infringement?**

Reported content must be removed

**Do you have the alleged infringer’s contact information? If so, please provide it.**

https://github.com/sumitKcs  
[private]  
[private]  
[private]  

**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 <a href="https://www.lumendatabase.org/topics/22">fair use</a> into consideration.**

**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 have read and understand GitHub's <a href="https://docs.github.com/articles/guide-to-submitting-a-dmca-takedown-notice/">Guide to Submitting a DMCA Takedown Notice</a>.**

**So that we can get back to you, please provide either your telephone number or physical address.**

[private]  
[private]  
[private]  

**Please type your full legal name below to sign this request.**

[private]  
