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Before disabling any content in relation to this takedown notice, GitHub
- contacted the owners of some or all of the affected repositories to give them an opportunity to make changes
- provided information on how to [submit a DMCA Counter Notice](https://docs.github.com/en/articles/guide-to-submitting-a-dmca-counter-notice).
To learn about when and why GitHub may process some notices this way, please visit our [README](https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/README.md).
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub: Take down of content illegally made available in your mobile application.
We act on behalf of our Clients, Star India Pvt. Ltd. and Novi Digital Entertainment Private Limited having their registered office at Star House, Urmi Estate, 95, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai- 400013. We are under instructions to address you as under:
Our Client, Star India Pvt. Ltd. is amongst India's most diverse media companies. It owns and operates various entertainment channels, including the popular channels Star Plus, Star Jalsha, Channel V, Life OK, etc. (hereinafter "STAR Channels"), which are statutorily licensed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Consequently, the exclusive right to broadcast, re-broadcast, transmit and communicate to the public the STAR Channels and the content broadcast therein vests in Our Client.
It is also brought to your notice that Our Client, Star India has exclusive rights to broadcast, telecast and/or communicate to the public, content aired on STAR Channels on the digital platform, "Hotstar". No other entity can, without authorization from Our Clients, upload, stream, make available for download, broadcast and/or communicate to the public, content that is aired on the STAR Channels, in any manner whatsoever, (live, delayed, repeat etc.) through any transmission platform including the internet for viewing on various devices such as computers, laptops, mobile phones, tablet computers, etc.
STAR India is the exclusive owner of the channels in question (listed below). In addition, STAR India is also the exclusive owner of several trademarks connected with the channels owned by them.
We have come across that the pirate Application “Oreo TV” is illegally using the below mentioned websites to provide the copyright content (Live TV Channels & VOD Content) illegally.
Oreo Tv, a rogue standalone pirate application, has plagued the M&E industry especially the OTT platforms with free content of over 3000 Indian and International TV channels, movies, TV shows, Sports, web-series (VOD content) etc. It is gaining popularity due to the content availability from all the popular OTT apps like Hotstar, JioTV, Airtel TV, SonyLiv, Voot18 and Zee5. The application is available on Android devices via 3rd party application channels. However, it’s unavailable on any official platforms such as Google Play Store, i-Tunes etc. as it is a rogue pirate app.
We have come across the Oreo TV is using the API through the website "raw.githubusercontent.com" which further fuels the pirate and provides copyright content by unauthorized means.
The reported website is providing API through which the pirated app named 'Oreo TV' is functioning and using Star Channels without any authorization which needs to be actioned at the earliest to avoid losses to our client.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fasak2020/123/gh-pages/bt/livetv/jio.json
Proof evincing that the content being infringed is owned by STAR India Pvt. Ltd. is available at the following links:
https://www.hotstar.com/channels
Accordingly, this notice is an official notification as required under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011 framed under the Information Technology Act, 2000 regarding the infringement and violation of the copyright of Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (Rights Holder) is protected under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, through the intermediary's portal. The unauthorized distribution of the Rights Holder's content may also amount to a violation of the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act (OCILLA), which is a part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 1998.
You are hereby put to strict notice that hosting of the said content identified herein above is a violation of the Rights Holder's exclusive proprietary rights and copyright.
In lieu of the above, we hereby demand that you within 48 hours from receipt of this notice cease such unlawful activity of illegally uploading content and desist from indulging in any further infringement of the Rights Holder's rights in the content, which is exclusively owned and protected by our clients. Without limitation and prejudice to the above, we hereby call upon you to within 48 hours from receipt of the notice cease & desist from using your website to directly and/or indirectly cause, contribute to, enable, facilitate, aid, abet, induce, encourage and/or participate in the infringement of the Rights Holder's copyright protected works, including but not limited to the content/intellectual property rights identified herein above. Failure in complying to the above will lead you to face legal issues.
We further inform you that a copy of this notification is being sent to your hosting service provider. You are mandated under the law to remove or disable access to the infringing materials upon receiving this notice. Should we not receive a reply from you within 48 hours from receipt of this notice, Our Clients will have no alternative but to take such further action as deemed necessary to protect their interests and rights. For the avoidance of doubt, all rights of Our Clients including the right to claim costs and damages are hereby reserved.
We believe that the information in this notice is sufficient for you to locate and take down the infringing activities complained of herein. We are providing this notice in good faith and with reasonable belief that the use of the content owned by the Rights Holder in the manner as highlighted herein above through your website and has not been authorized by the Rights Holder, their agents and/or under the law.
Under penalty of perjury, we, MarkScan, are the authorized Online Antipiracy Solution Providers to write to you on behalf of Novi, and our letter of authorization can be accessed via the secured URL below. This notification is sent to you is accurate and without prejudice to the rights and remedies of Rights Holders, all of which are expressly reserved. Our complete details are available at the signature below.
[private]
DIGITAL SIGNATURE FOR COPYRIGHT CLAIM:
Authorized online digital content production representative for Novi Digital
[private]
MarkScan
E-14C 1st Floor,
Sector 8 Noida,
U.P. 201301 India
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS:
Star India Pvt. Ltd. and Novi Digital Entertainment Private Limited
Star House, Urmi Estate,
95, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg,
Lower Parel (W), Mumbai- 400013