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While GitHub did not find sufficient information to determine a valid anti-circumvention claim, we determined that this takedown notice contains other valid copyright claim(s).

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

Yes, I am authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

**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 a [private] of Vestige Client, a modification for the game Minecraft.

**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.**

The original work is a modification for the game Minecraft that is privately sold and requires permissions to be able to be run. The user infringing the copyright decompiled and deobfuscated the source code, which is against our ToS.  
The original source code can be seen at these private repositories:  
[private]  
[private]  
[private]  

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

https://github.com/14ms/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications/tree/main/Vestige%202.0%20(No%20Auth) (this entire folder)

**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.**

Yes

**What technological measures do you have in place and how do they effectively control access to your copyrighted material?**

We have authentication based on hardware IDs that does not allow people without authorization to launch the software.

**How is the accused project designed to circumvent your technological protection measures?**

The accused project uploaded the source code of our software with our authentication code removed.

**<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.**

These forks are violating our copyright and should be taken down:  
https://github.com/blinxduh/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  
https://github.com/bugreporter004/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  
https://github.com/economyplusdev/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  
https://github.com/edejofqef/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  
https://github.com/itscola/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  
https://github.com/Madness0105/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  
https://github.com/MJHMHJKHK/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  
https://github.com/PVPGOOD/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  
https://github.com/Signam/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  
https://github.com/SkullYS0/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  
https://github.com/Wenaly/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  
https://github.com/xX-BERTANT-Xx/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  
https://github.com/zhicheng233/Minecraft-Open-Source-Modifications  

**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.**

I do not have the contact information.

**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.**

Telephone number: [private]  
Address: [private]  

I have read and understand GitHub's Guide to Filing a DMCA Notice.

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

[private]  
